Lawan and Akpabio both ran in the APC presidential primaries.
However, after losing, the APC listed both of them as senatorial candidates, but INEC refused to recognize them.
According to reports, the two were finally recognized by the commission on Tuesday.
The commission responded in a statement titled 'Spurious Allegations in Respect of Nomination of Candidates in Some Senatorial Districts,' saying it had not recognized them.
The commission said in a statement signed by INEC National Commissioner Festus Okoye that the case was still in court and that the status quo would be maintained.
“For the record, the commission has not recognised any of the two personalities as a senatorial candidate.
“We call for responsible reportage as against the unwarranted attack on the commission and its officials over a matter than can be easily fact-checked,” the statement read.
The commission stated that a certified true copy of Form 9C was uploaded by the APC and received by the Commission on June 17, 2022, when the nomination portal closed.
It explained that the Form EC9 submission of names of candidates by political parties is the form that parties upload to the INEC nomination portal.
"The commission did not publish the forms of the two people in question." The commission's decision triggered legal actions, which are still ongoing. "It defies logic and common sense to go around and submit doctored documents purportedly recognizing the duo as candidates when the matter is clearly under consideration," it said.
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