A trial judge at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Justice Abdul Kafarati today, adjourned sitting till May 3, 2012 to enable parties in the suit against the election of Godswill Akpabio as governor of Akwa Ibom State present their final addresses for adoption ahead of its ruling.
Before the adjournment,? Justice Kafarati ruled that the application filed by Imo Udo, one of the contestants in the primaries that threw up Mr. Akpabio as candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the controversial election, lacked merit, and consequently dismissed it.
The case against Mr. Akpabio’s election was brought before the court by Frank Okon, with the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as co-defendants. Frank Okon is protesting his alleged wrongful exclusion from the party primaries where the governor was selected as the party’s flagbearer.