Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and his counterpart in Plateau, Governor Caleb Mutfwang, top the list of governors who secured victory at the Supreme Court.
This is due to the fact that Governors Yusuf and Mutfwang were earlier sacked by the Court of Appeal for political reasons before the apex court reinstated their mandate.
However, all the 21 governors who were elected in the March 18 governorship election have been challenged by the tribunal to the Supreme Court, The Nation reported.
Supreme Court reversed the sacking of Governor Yusuf
Recall that Governor Yusuf was first sacked by the Kano state governorship election tribunal after the trial court removed alleged invalid votes from his votes and subsequently declared Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election.
At the Court of Appeal, Governor Yusuf was sacked on the grounds that he was not a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) when he contested under the party, but the Supreme Court said the two grounds were not valid to necessitate the sack.
Supreme Court reinstated Governor Mutfwang of Plateau
On his part, Governor Mutfwang of Plateau secured victory at the tribunal, but the Court of Appeal sacked him on the ground that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not have a structure when he was elected.
The Supreme Court, in its judgment, ruled that the matter was an internal affair, and the petitioner did not have the legal standing to challenge it at the court. …Click Here To Continue Reading>>
Below is the list of the 21 governors, their parties and states:
S/N Governors Party State
1 Alex Otti Labour Party Abia
2 Ahmadu Fintiri PDP Adamawa
3 Umo Eno Akwa Ibom PDP
4 Bala Mohammed Bauchi PDP
5 Benue: Hyacinth Alia Benue APC
6 Cross River: Bassey Otu Cross River APC
7 Sheriff Oborevwori Delta PDP
8 Francis Nwifuru Ebonyi APC
9 Peter Mbah Enugu PDP
10 Inuwa Yahaya Gombe APC
11 Uba Sani Kaduna APC
12 Abba Kabir Yusuf Kano NNPP
13 Nasir Idris Kebbi APC
14 Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos APC
15 Abdullahi Sule Nasarawa APC
16 Dapo Abiodun Ogun APC
17 Caleb Mutfwang Plateau PDP
18 Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto APC
19 Agbu Kefas Taraba PDP
20 Siminalayi Fubara Rivers PDP
21 Dauda Lawal Zamfara PDP
Reacting to the judgment, Okanlawon Gaffar, a legal practitioner, in an interview with AmbaJay, said the judgment is a voice of the people. He said:
“The Supreme Court must be commended for defending the sanctity of our democracy.”
Supreme Court: Anxiety as 5 governors know fate on Friday
AmbaJay earlier reported that the Supreme Court is set to decide today, Friday, January 19, on the fates of five governors whom the opposition had sought to remove from office.
The governors facing legal suits seeking their sacks include Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Muhammad Yahaya of Gombe, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, and Nasir Idris of Kebbi state.
