Sacking of Governor Mutfwang: Supreme Court Set to Determine Fate of PDP, APC in Plateau

• The Supreme Court has announced that it will deliver its judgment on the appeal against the sacking of Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state on Friday
• This was confirmed in a statement by the PDP and APC on Thursday, and the latter called on its members to remain decorum irrespective of the outcome of the court
• The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja sacked Governor Mutfwang on the grounds that the PDP did not have a structure when he was elected on the platform

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Jos, Plateau - The Supreme Court has said it will, on Friday, January 12, deliver its judgment on the suit seeking to reverse the verdict that nullified the election of Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state by the Court of Appeal.

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According to The Punch, the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) legal adviser in Plateau state, P.E. Dakyen, confirmed the date to newsmen in a Thursday, January 11 statement.

PDP, and APC confirmed the Supreme Court's date to deliver judgment on Governor Mutfwang's appeal

Dakyen stated that the PDP counsels have been officially notified about the notice. His statement reads in part:

“Take notice that judgment in the Plateau State Governorship Appeal at the Supreme Court is scheduled to be delivered on Friday, January 12, 2024."

The state's All Progressives Congress (APC) also confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday. It urged its members to restrain themselves from violence and remain calm irrespective of the poll's outcome.

According to the APC, the opposition in the state had a culture of maintaining decorum and peace in all its conducts and urged its members to sustain such a culture.

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Why Court of Appeal sacked Governor Caleb Mutfwang

The tribunal sitting in Plateau upheld the victory of Governor Mutfwang of the PDP, and the petition of the APC was dismissed.

However, the Court of Appeal in Abuja nullified the governor's election on the ground that the PDP did not have a structure in line with a federal high court judgment as of the time Mutfwang contested under the party.

Supreme Court: Governors whose fate will be determined between 5 days

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Supreme Court was expected to decide the fates of 21 governors being challenged over their victory in the March 18 governorship elections.

According to The Nation, most cases are scheduled to be heard this week. The governors cut across the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the Labour Party.

Source: Legit.ng