The Plateau State Police Command has suppressed the wild jubilation of residents and party loyalists following the judgement of the Appeal Court, which invalidates the election of Governor Caleb Muftwang.
A Court of Appeal in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, sacked Governor Caleb Muftwang of Plateau State and declared Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda as the 2023 Plateau Governorship election winner.
Muftwang, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 18 governorship election, was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, but the Yilwatda and the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenged his victory.
In their appeal at the election tribunal, Muftwang was upheld as Plateau State governor, but Yilwatda appealed the verdict, and the appellate court upheld it.
The Plateau State governor plans to take his case to the Supreme Court.
Chronicle NG reports that the sacking of the Plateau State governor by an appeal court comes two days after the New Nigeria People’s Party governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, was sacked by an appeal court.
The command had already placed anti-riot policemen at strategic locations and flash points across the state capital on Sunday morning.
Chronicle NG gathered that the police placed the policemen on high alert to respond to any wild reactions from anyone.
The police were also under the instruction of the Commissioner of Police to prevent any form of protest as a result of the court judgement.
