The Supreme Court has validated the election of plateau lustrate Governor Caleb Mutfwang.
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, sacked the governor on the ground of irregularities in the conduct of the Congress that produced him as candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
The apex Court in its judgment sets aside the Court of Appeal judgment and declared the governor validly elected.
Governor Mutfwang of the PDP scored 525,299 votes to beat the All-Progressives Congress candidate, Nentawe Yilwatda, who garnered 481,370 votes during the 18 March governorship poll in Plateau State.
The governor’s election was upheld by the Plateau State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Jos, the state capital.
However, the Court of Appeal in Abuja, in its judgement delivered on 19 November 2023, overturned Mr Mutfwang’s victory, prompting him to file an appeal at the Supreme Court to challenge the lower court’s decision
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