The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has restored the former Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Land, Umo Eno, as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the state.
The court delivered the ruling in an appeal filed by Eno challenging the ruling by the Federal High Court, Abuja, which nullified his victory in the PDP governorship primary held in Akwa Ibom last year.
Justice Fadima Aminu had on January 20 ordered the PDP to submit the name of a member of the House of Representatives representing Uyo Federal Constituency, Michael Enyong, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as its governorship candidate in the state.
The court has also ordered Enyong to pay a sum of N1 million to Eno as a cost of litigation.
