COURT OF APPEAL: WILD JUBILATION AS PLATEAU PEOPLE WELCOME THE HEARING OF THE APPEALS OF MEMBERS OF THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY TODAY

By: Valentine Adese (JP),

There is a huge jubilation in Plateau State as the Court of Appeal Abuja Division is set to hear the cases of some of the members of the Plateau State House of Appeal today.

The cases according to our source at the Court of Appeal are slated for hearing and adoption of Briefs by Counsels in the Appeals slated before the Court.

You would recall that the recent refusal of some national officers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Appeals at the Appeal Court for House of Representatives and Senate have been a bitter pill to swallow by the Plateau State chapter of PDP Exco and members. The refusal and blow according to the Court of Appeal’s Judgment reports, “Stems from the party’s failure to uphold internal democracy”.

The celebration is so visible with the tremendous turnout of Plateau people who gathered en-mass at various spots at popular places in Jos, the Plateau state capital.

These People who basically are members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate in the 2023, governorship election in the state, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, are in groups as sighted by REALITY and are chanting and singing solidarity songs, and encouraging the Judiciary to ensure that Justice is served regardless of whose ox is gored.

You would recall that the Plateau State Police Command, through the Commissioner of Police Plateau State, CP Okoro J. Alawari, psc, on the 8^th of November, 2023 had observed with dismay the way and manner in which some aimless group of persons clustered and unlawfully blocked the public highway around Old Airport junction, Mararaban Jama’a and even attempted to set ablaze the Court of Appeal structure in Jos in the name of protest against these Judgments of the Court of Appeal, in respect of the Senatorial/House of Representatives that were delivered.

However, in order to maintain Peace, Law and Order in the state, the CP had warned individuals, or group of persons protesting under any guise, whose reaction could truncate the peace currently being enjoyed in the state to “desist from such actions or else, the police command will not hesitate to take decisive action against the perpetrators in accordance with the extant laws”.

The CP had further warned parents, Traditional/Religious Leaders, to warn their wards and subjects, to “steer clear from such unlawful protests to avoid being apprehended by the law enforcement agencies”.