NIGERIA: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Mr Caleb Mutfwang as the duly elected governor of Plateau.
The appeal filed by Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State seeking to restore his mandate to lead the state was allowed and the judgment of the Court of Appeal set aside.
Justice Emmanuel Agim who delivered the judgment held that the appeal by the governor had merit.
Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had scored 525,299 votes to beat the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Nentawe Yilwatda, who garnered 481,370 votes during the March 18, 2023 governorship poll in the state.
The governor’s election was upheld by the Plateau State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Jos, the state capital.
However, the Court of Appeal in Abuja overturned the victory, necessitating Mr Mutfwang’s appeal at the supreme court.
