Sen. Chris Ekpenyong Boasts Of Repeated Victory Against Akpabio

Ahead of the re-run senatorial election in Essien Udim local government area of Cross River state, Sen. Chris Ekpenyoung has said he was confident of defeating former Governor Akpabio.

Eklenyoung noted that it was God that gave him victory in the last election adding that, he was confident that he would emerge victorious in the rerun also.

It could be recalled that Akpabio who lost the election to Chris Ekpenyong by 83 ,158 votes to 118 ,215, had approached the Appeal Court to seek the order of the court for the illegal figures he allocated to himself, after losing to Chris Ekpenyong in 8 of the 10 local government areas of the district.

Sen. Chris Ekpenyong said “I am very prepared to defeat him again in Essien Udim, let’s go to the field, he has to resign first as a minister in line with the provisions of the constitution.

“God gave me victory to salvage my people from deceit and poor leadership, and nothing has spoilt that victory.

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“He brought war and federal might, but the people’s might and God’s mighty hand gave me victory. This is another opportunity for the gap of that victory to be expanded.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission had confirmed that only 19,455 voters were accredited in Essien Udim local government area during the election and had rejected the illegally manufactured scores that Akpabio appropriated for himself.

This INEC decision was upheld by the National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal in Uyo, which decided that the 61,329 votes claimed by Akpabio were inconsistent with the number of accredited voters during the February 23 elections.