The Cable NG
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has insisted that Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, will be elected as a senator for Ikot Ekpene (Akwa Ibom North-West) in 2023.
The former minister was in the race for the party’s presidential ticket but dropped his bid for another candidate.
Prior to the presidential primary, on May 27, Udom Ekpoudom, a former deputy inspector-general of police (DIG), had won a primary organised for the Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial ticket.
A parallel primary was also conducted and won by Ekperikpe Ekpo but was later cancelled over irregularities. A rerun conducted on June 8 was said to have produced Akpabio as the winner of the exercise.
However, in the list published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Akpabio’s name was excluded…
