The Plateau State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos, upheld the election of Caleb Mutfwang of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the authentic Governor of Plateau State.
Mutfwang, contested the election under the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), in the last 2023 general election, and was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
APC had earlier approached the court over the structure that produced Caleb Mutfwang of PDP.
It was argued that PDP had no structure and no Congress was held as of the time Caleb was nominated by the party.
The judge in his wisdom held that the issues raised by the petitioner on party structure were pre-election matters and the petitioners lacked the jurisdiction to challenge it.
The tribunal also held that PDP actually held a valid congress on the 25th of September, 2021, in compliance with the order of the Jos High Court delivered by Justice S.P.Gang.
The court also held that the issue of nomination and sponsorship of a candidate is a pre-election matter and the petitioners lacked power to challenge it.
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