PLATEAU: FEARS AND ANXIETY, AS THE COURT OF APPEAL IS SET TO COMMENCE HEARING ELECTION PETITION APPEALS FROM 13TH OCTOBER

By: Valentine Adese (JP),

The political climate is currently beclouded by fear and anxiety as the news filtering into Plateau State indicates that the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, may have scheduled 13^th October 2023, to commence hearing of some of the Election Petition Appeals before it.

You would recall that, the Tribunal Panels that sat in Jos the Plateau State capital commenced their Judgments with Petitions concerning the National Assembly elections conducted on the 25^th of February, 2023 by INEC, before the State House of Assembly Election Petitions for the simple fact that the National Assembly elections came earlier.

From investigation, REALITY gathered that, most political gladiators in Plateau State have shifted their base to Abuja with lots of nocturnal meetings going on in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in relation to the upcoming Court of Appeal sitting.

REALITY also gathered that the Court of Appeal may have set 5 cases arising from the Judgments delivered by the Lower Tribunals for their adoption of Counsel Written Addresses.

They include, but are not limited to the following below:

1) Appeal of Gyan Zi Vs Mwatkom.

2). Appeal of Cris Giwa Vs Mwatkom

3) Appeal of Muhd Alkali Vs Musa Agah

4) Appeal of Baba Hassan Vs Agah, Alkali & others.

5) Appeal of John Dafan Vs Alex Kwalu.

TO BE CONTINUED…