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Court of Appeal sacks Plateau Governor

by NewsNet Nigeria
2 years ago
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Court of Appeal sacks Plateau Governor

Governor Caleb Muftwang

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Plateau State, Governor Caleb Muftwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been sacked by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja.

A three-member panel of the court, led by Justice Elphreda Williams-Dawodu, in a judgment on Sunday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Mutfwang and issue a fresh one to Nentawe Goshwe of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who the court declared as the valid winner of the March 18 governorship election.

Justice Williams-Dawodu, in the lead judgment, set aside the decision of the Governorship Election Petition Election, which had dismissed the petition of the APC and its candidate.

The judge held that Mutfwang was not validly sponsored by the PDP and that he was not qualified to have contested the election because the PDP did not conduct valid state, Local Government and Ward congresses  ordered by a High Court of Plateau State and it had no structure as at the time of the election

The judgment was on the appeal filed by the APC and Goshwe against the September 22 decision of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which had dismissed their petition and affirmed the PDP candidate’s election.

Justice Williams-Dawodu held there was no evidence that the PDP complied with a subsisting High Court order which had directed it to conduct a valid party congress prior to its sponsorship of the governorship and other candidates.

She further held that the issue was not about nomination or sponsorship but disobedience to a subsisting court order which had not been set aside.

Justice Williams-Dawodu noted that the tribunal was “highly inconsistent,” and “perversely” dismissed the petition against the governor following the invalid state congress of the PDP.

She said: “The appeal is hereby allowed. The issue is resolved in favour of the appellants,” the judge held while ordering that the APC candidate be returned as governor.

“The first petitioner (Goshwe) is  perfectly entitled to be returned as governor. INEC is directed to withdraw the certificate of return from Caleb,” she said.

-THE NATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

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