How Appeal Court Sacked Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang

Posted on November 20, 2023
AISHA ABUBAKAR 
The Appeal Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has sacked the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang. 
In her ruling on Sunday, the lead Justice, Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Nentawe Goshwe.
Justice Williams-Dawodu set aside the judgment of the Tribunal, which affirmed the election of Governor Mutfwang, describing it as highly incompetent.
According to the Court, the decision of the tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the APC and its candidate on the ground that the duo had no business meddling in the affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on which platform Mutfwang was elected, is in breach of Section 177 of the 1999 Constitution as amended and Section 134 (C) of the Electoral Act.
The Court also held that contrary to the decision of the Tribunal that the issues contained in the petition filed by the appellants were pre-election matters, they were both pre-election and post-election matters and could not have been deemed status barred.
It is most likely that the Governor, Caleb Mutfwang and the Peoples Democratic Party will approach the Supreme Court in order upturn the decision of the Appeal Court and reclaim the mandate

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