Court of Appeal's Sacking of Plateau Gov Mutfwang: Supreme Court Told What to Do
- Plateau state governor Caleb Mutfwang has told the Supreme Court to affirm his election and declare him the winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state
- Governor Mutfwang, in his appeal, said the argument of the APC and its candidate was a pre-election matter and within the scope of the PDP; thus, the APC lacked the locus standi to challenge
- The Court of Appeal had sacked Governor Mutfwang of the PDP on the grounds that the issue of nomination and sponsorship was a pre and post-election matter
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Jos, Plateau - Caleb Mutfwang, the governor of Plateau state, has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the verdict of the Court of Appeal, which nullified his victory in the March 18 governorship election.
Governor Mutfwang made the request in his appeal filed by his eight-member team of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) before the Supreme Court, Leadership reported.
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Governor Mutfwang accuses Court of Appeal of not giving himfair hearing
In his request filed through his lawyers, led by Chief Kanu Agabi, the governor accused the Court of Appeal of not giving him and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a fair hearing.
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Recall that Justice Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu-led three-member panel of the appellate court sacked Governor Mutfwang on November 19, 2023, and declared Nentawe Goshwe of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election.
The lower court then ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a certificate of return to Goshwe.
Why Court of Appeal sacked Governor Mutfwang
According to the Court of Appeal, the case Goshwe and the APC filed was valid because the qualification issue was a pre and post-election matter under Section 177(c) of the Nigerian Constitution and Sections 80 and 82 of the Electoral Act, 2022.
Mutfwang was not satisfied with the judgment and approached the Supreme Court on eight grounds of appeal.
In his argument, the governor said the issue of nomination and sponsorship, which formed the background of the APC argument, was not only a pre-election matter but within the internal affairs of the PDP.
He contended that the APC and Goshwe, therefore, lacked the locus standi to file against it.
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Legit.ng earlier reported that the recent attacks on Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas of Plateau state generated reactions from concerned Nigerians, and the place has become the venue for politicians to express their compassion.
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