Justice Abdulaziz Waziri of the Court of Appeal has explained the judgment of the court that sacked Governor Caleb Mutfwang and national and state assembly members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The judge, who spoke at the 2023 Law Week in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, on Tuesday, December 12, said those who are criticising the court verdict are not getting the point, The Nation reported.
He maintained that the PDP did not have a party structure as of the time of presenting their candidates. The judge also said he was a member of the panel that decided the case. He said the case against the PDP in Plateau state was not a pre-election matter.
He urged the bar and the bench to always stand on the side of the law. The Plateau state governorship election petition tribunal earlier upheld election of Mutfwang.
But he was sacked by the Court of Appeal on the ground that the PDP did not have structure as of the time the party nominated him.
The case was the same with the three senators, and House of Representatives members elected on the platform of the PDP in Plateau state. The 16 lawmakers in the Plateau state house of assembly were also sacked for the same reason.
Justice Waziri said:
Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, condemned the judgment of the Court of Appeal that sacked some opposition governors.
In a statement, Atiku accused the ruling APC of clipping the wing of the opposition and endangering democracy in the country.
According to Atiku, if the APC did not win through rigging, the ruling party used the court to take over states controlled by the opposition members…CONTINUE READING>>
