By Nsikan Etebia
The newly elected senator representing Akwa Ibom North West, Christopher Ekpeyong , was sworn in on Thursday by the President of the Senate , Ahmad Lawan.
Ekpeyong won the rerun election ordered by the Court and conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission on January 25.
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs , Senator Godswill Akpabio , who contested the February 2019 National Assembly election as a sitting senator on the platform of the All Progressives Congress , had dragged Ekpeyong to court .
Ekpeyong ‘ s victory was cut short by the Appeal Court which directed INEC to conduct a fresh poll.
But Ekpeyong won again in the January 25, 2020 re – run election for Akwa Ibom North- West Senatorial District.
The lawmaker took the oath administered by the Deputy Clerk of the Senate , Musa Abdullahi at about 10: 40 am after the adoption of the votes and proceedings for Wednesday , January 29, 2020.
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