Nigeria: Nullifies Ita Enang's Election

17 December 2007

Uyo — The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state Capital has nullified the election of the Chairman, Business and Rules Committee of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ita Enang over non compliance with the Electoral Act of 2006 in the conduct of the April 28, 2007, House of Representatives elections in the state.

The 5-man Tribunal nullified the election of Hon. Enang Friday while ruling on the application filed by the candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Dr. Henry Okon Archibong challenging the declaration of Hon. Enang by INEC as the duly elected candidate to represent the people of Ibiono Ibom/Itu Federal Constituency of the state in the National Assembly.

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