Supreme Court Delivers Final Judgment On Plateau Governorship Election

Supreme Court has delivered a final judgment on Plateau Governorship Election.

Newsone Nigeria reports that the Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the election of the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party.

In a judgment delivered on Friday, January 12, 2024, the court upheld the appeal filed by Muftwang on the ground that it was meritorious.

Justice Emmanuel Agim, in the lead judgment, the court affirmed the judgment of the election tribunal which had dismissed the petition by the APC and its candidate.

Justice Agim held that Muftwang was qualified to contest the election because the primary election that produced him was well conducted by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the PDP.

The court held that the tribunal lacked the jurisdiction to hear the petition that queried the nomination and sponsorship of Mutfwang and that the APC, not being a member of the PDP lacked the right to challenge the way it got its candidate.

Justice Agim held that there was no evidence that the PDP disobeyed an order issued by the Plateau State High Court ordering fresh congresses for the constitution of the state executive committee of the party.