The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has affirmed the victory of Governor Ben Ayade.
This followed the dismissal of the petition by Senator John Owan-Enoh of the APC who argued that he was validly nominated by his party but wrongfully excluded by the second respondent, INEC from the said election.
Delivering judgment on the petition number EPT/CAL/Gov/1/2019, chairman of the tribunal, Justice Josiah Majebi, said the grievances expressed by the petitioner were pre-election matters which his tribunal had no jurisdiction to entertain.
