Nasarawa: APC Issues Serious Warning Ahead of Supreme Court Judgement

• The All Progressive Congress (APC) has issued a serious warning ahead of the Supreme Court judgement in Nasarawa state
• The ruling party warned its supporters and residents against throwing Nasarawa state into crisis
• The warning came after the peace agreement between the two giant parties, the PDP, APC and the security authorities

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy

Lafia, Nasarawa state - The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has warned against throwing Nasarawa state into crisis ahead of the Supreme Court judgement between Governor Abdullahi Sule and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, David Ombugadu

The APC Publicity Secretary, Chief Douglas Utaru, warned its members, supporters and the residents of the state against fomenting trouble in the state.

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According to Vanguard, Utaru disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists.

“On no account should any party member or supporter author or publish unauthorized statements from any quarters be it on social or mainstream media platforms.

“Any statement on matters arising from the proceedings of the court to be issued by any individual or appointee of Government must be verified and edited by the media centre of the party and that of the government house before its publication”

Court of Appeal gives verdict on Governor Sule's election

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday, November 23, affirmed the election of Governor Sule.

The appellate court set aside the judgement of the tribunal which sacked the Nasarawa governor.

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Delivering judgement, the three-member panel, led by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam, held that the tribunal erred in law in concluding that Governor Sule did not win the majority of the votes cast in the March election. Furthermore, the court held that Governor Sule was denied a fair hearing.

Nasarawa: "PDP candidate must be careful" - Ayodele

Legit.ng also reported that Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele asked Ombugadu to stay vigilant ahead of the Court of Appeal judgement.

Ayodele urged the PDP flagbearer not to relent in his effort towards the appeal court's imminent verdict. The cleric asked the gubernatorial hopeful to “seek the face of God for victory and favour”.

Source: Legit.ng