Akpabio Wins Senatorial Rerun Primary In Akwa Ibom

Akpabio Wins Senatorial Rerun Primary In Akwa Ibom

The immediate past Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has emerged the winner of the Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial primary under the All Progressives Congress platform.

The first primary conducted on May 28, 2022, for the senatorial district was cancelled following security infractions during the primary.

Before the rerun election, Akpabio was a presidential aspirant under the ruling party but stepped down for former Lagos state Governor, Bola Tinubu, who won the party’s presidential ticket.

But Akpabio won the rerun poll having polled 478 votes, while Sir Joseph Akpan had only one vote, and the former Deputy Inspector general of Police who initially won the first primary had three votes.

Out of the 540 delegates for the rerun primary, 512 were accreditated to vote while eleven votes were voided.