Peter Ogban, a professor of soil science at
the University of Calabar has been sentenced
to prison.
He was sentenced to three years in prison by
a High Court in Akwa Ibom state for
fraudulent manipulation of election results.
Ogban, who was the returning officer in the
senatorial election in Akwa Ibom North-West
in 2019, was also accused of publishing and
announcing false results in two local
government areas – Oruk Anam and Etim
Ekpo.
He was prosecuted at a State High Court in
Ikot Ekpene by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC).
The court found him guilty of altering results
of the election to favour the All Progressives
Congress (APC) against its main rival, the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a previous court session, Ogban had told
the court how results of the election were
falsified to give the APC an unfair advantage
over the PDP.
Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta
Affairs, was the APC candidate in the
election. He was seeking a return to the
Senate after defecting from the PDP.
The PDP candidate, Chris Ekpenyong, a
former deputy governor in Akwa Ibom State,
defeated Mr Akpabio in the election which
was marred by pockets of violence.
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