The Courtroom of Attraction sitting in Abuja on Sunday nullified the election of Caleb Mutfwang because the Governor of Plateau State
In nullifying the election of Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Occasion, the appellate courtroom led by Justice Okong Abang, in a unanimous judgment, ordered the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee to withdraw his Certificates of Return and provides it to the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Nentawe Yiltwatda.
The PUNCH experiences that the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos had earlier dismissed Nentawe’s petition difficult Mutwang’s declaration because the duly elected governor of the state
Nevertheless, the attraction courtroom on Sunday dominated that, “The tribunal was in error when it mentioned the appellants lacked the suitable to contest the conduct of the election.
“Tribunal was onerous on the appellant when it likened the appellant to 1 crying greater than the bereaved.
“If the appellant finds his neighbour with a goat that doesn’t belong to him, there may be nothing flawed if he complains or raises the alarm.”
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