The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Sunday nullified the election of Barrister Caleb Mutfwang as the Governor of Plateau State
Reading the unanimous judgement of three justices, the appellate court, led by Justice Okong Abang ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw Mutfwang’s Certificate of Return and give it to the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr. Nentawe Yiltwatda. Mutfwang is of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos had earlier dismissed Yiltwatda’s petition challenging Mutwang’s declaration as the duly elected governor of the state
However, the appeal court on Sunday ruled that, “the tribunal was in error when it said the appellants lacked the right to contest the conduct of the election.
“Tribunal was hard on the appellant when it likened the appellant to one crying more than the bereaved.
“If the appellant finds his neighbour with a goat that doesn’t belong to him, there is nothing wrong if he complains or raises the alarm”.
The governor and his political party still have the Supreme Court to approach foe the final judgement.
