Supreme Court Nullifies Sack Of Plateau Gov. Caleb Mutfwang | READ MORE
Faith Ukanwa
Jan 12, 2024
Supreme Court Nullifies Sack Of Plateau Gov. Caleb Mutfwang | READ MORE
The Supreme Court on Friday, nullified the appeal court's judgement which had sacked governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State.
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Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 525,299 votes to beat the All Progressives Congress candidate, Nentawe Yilwatda, who polled 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.
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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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