The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has insisted that it would field former Governor Godswill Akpabio in the Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial district race in 2023 despite the stance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of not recognising him as the authentic candidate for the election, IgbereTV reports
INEC had, in a statement signed by its Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Saturday, maintained that it was not backing down from its earlier decision to disqualify Akpabio as it did not recognise the primaries that declared him as the winner of the ticket.
But in reacting to the INEC stance, the state Chairman of the media committee of the party, Iniobong John, in a statement on Sunday, said the party had already made up its mind to go against the electoral umpires’ decision and field the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.
“There’s absolutely no cause for alarm, nothing to worry about. Be reassured that Mr Akpabio will be elected senator for Ikot Ekpene (Akwa Ibom North-West) come 2023,” John said
