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Senator Godswill Akpabio has been defeated in the race for Akwa Ibom north senatorial district. The returning officer, Professor Peter Ogban noted in his declaration that PDP’s Christopher Stephen Ekpenyong is the winner.

Mun samu cewa, a yayin da gwamnatin jihar Akwa Ibom karkashin jagorancin gwamna Udom Emmanuel ta daura damarar samar da kamfanin jiragen sama na karan kanta, a jiya Laraba tsala-tsalan jiragen sama biyu sun dira a birnin Uyo.

The Coalition of Political Parties in Akwa Ibom on Tuesday, February 19, condemned calls by opposition parties for the redeployment of the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mike Igini.

An international election observer group, the Pan African Women Project based in South Africa has called on the federal government to extend the visas of all foreign observers to enable them stay until March 9, 2019.

Two people have been reported killed and several vehicles burned after hoodlums attacked an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Obot-Akara local government area of Akwa Ibom state.

A former minority senate leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said that the APC would have great victory in the coming polls throughout Akwa Ibom. He also said the PDP died the day he defected to the ruling party.