
The Chief Magistrate Court in Uyo has remanded Barr. Ewa Okpo, the Akwa Ibom State Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), due to allegations of defamation against former senator Barr. Effiong Bob. The case has been transferred to the Federal High Court in Abuja after the magistrate court determined it lacked jurisdiction over the matter.
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