The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Akwa Ibom State, Mike Igini, has explained that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will not change its report on the State Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State held in October 2021.
The congress recognised Mr. Austin Ekanem as the winner and chairman of the Akwa Ibom APC State Executive Committee.
This clarification comes even as the APC national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, has already inaugurated a parralel State Executive Committee of the party in defiance to a Court of Appeal order, asking parties to maintain status quo.
Igini stated this while briefing journalists on INEC’s preparedness ahead of the 2023 general elections in the State.
He reported an increase in voter registration in Akwa Ibom State, following the creation of new polling units.
Reacting to the leadership crisis in the Akwa Ibom State chapter of the APC, Igini told journalists that INEC will not compromise its stance on sanctity…
