The appeal filed by the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, seeking to overturn the verdict of the Court of Appeal which nullified his election, is currently under judgment in the Supreme Court.
A panel of five justices, led by Justice John Okoro, reserved judgment after hearing arguments from parties for and against the appeal.
The Governor, represented by his counsel Kanu Agabi, asked the court to uphold the judgment of the Tribunal and set aside the judgment of the Appellate Court.
He argued that respondents, Nentawe Goshwe and the All Progressives Congress, had no right to question how a party elects its state executives.
He also argued that the respondents could not plead that the governor did not score the number of lawful votes ascribed to him, while also saying the election was invalid.
On the other hand, the All Progressives Congress and its candidate argued that Mutfwang’s Peoples Democratic Party was disobedient to a valid court order that directed them to conduct congress in 17 local governments.
They claimed that the PDP only conducted congresses in five local governments before going into the March governorship election.
