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Governor Emmanuel wins at Appeal Court November 13, 2019 Cletus Ukpong Governor Udom Emmanuel The Court of Appeal, Calabar, has affirmed the judgement of the election petition tribunal that Udom Emmanuel, the governor of Akwa Ibom, was validly elected in the 2019 general election. The appellate court in its judgement on Wednesday declared that the appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC), and its governorship candidate, Nsima Ekere, lacked merit and, therefore, dismissed the case. Mr Emmanuel was a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He is currently doing his second term. The PDP in Akwa Ibom said the latest judgement was a confirmation of the “sanctity of the ballot”. READ ALSO: Oyo Governorship: Appeal Court rules in favour of APC but leaves Makinde in office “In the well-considered judgement, the noble Lords of the penultimate court, held the Appeal was lacking in merit, agreeing with the tribunal that the APC did not lead credible eviden