JUST IN: APC Reacts As Tribunal Affirms Gov Mutfwang’s Victory

JUST IN: APC Reacts As Tribunal Affirms Gov Mutfwang’s Victory

The Plateau State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed its disagreement with the verdict of the Governorship Elections Petitions Tribunal, which upheld Caleb Mutfwang as the duly elected governor of Plateau State.

Following the judgment on Friday, the APC’s State Publicity Secretary, Sylvanus Namang, stated that the party has directed its legal team to challenge the ruling, deeming it a temporary setback.

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The statement read, “Though the tribunal judgment did not turn out in our favour, as true democrats, we still believe and have strong faith in the judiciary. We are, through our very capable team of lawyers, just as they have already indicated, going to test the strength and veracity of today’s judgment at the Appeal Court, and we believe we shall emerge victorious given the severity of the loopholes contained therein.”

Meanwhile, the three-member tribunal panel, led by Justice Sunday Olorundahunsi, dismissed the petition filed by the APC and its governorship candidate, Nentawe Yiltwatda, delivering the judgment on Friday morning.

In the March 18 governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner with 525,299 votes, surpassing 17 other candidates, including Yiltwatda, who garnered 481,370 votes. Yiltwatda and his party had approached the tribunal seeking to invalidate Mutfwang’s victory and have him declared the winner, asserting that they had secured the highest valid votes cast.

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