Tension is mounting in some states in Nigeria as the Supreme Court is set to review 21 appeals arising from disputes related to the March 18, 2023, governorship elections this week.
The cases involving Ebonyi, Plateau, Delta, Adamawa, Abia, Ogun, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom states will be heard from today until Thursday, with the possibility of delivering judgments on post-election governorship appeals for Kano, Lagos, and others on Friday.
The court’s schedule indicates that today’s proceedings will cover an appeal by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Odoh Benard; two appeals by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Ebonyi State candidate, Chukwuma Odii Ifeanyi; and two by the PDP candidate in Benue State, Uba Titus, against INEC, APC, and others.
Tomorrow, the apex court will address six appeals, three related to Plateau State filed by the PDP, its candidate Caleb Muftwang, and INEC, and three on Delta State filed by Kenneth Gbagi of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ovie Augustine Omo-Agege of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Peta Kennedy of the Labour Party (LP).
On Wednesday, four appeals are listed, two regarding Adamawa State filed by the SDP candidate and a counter-appeal by Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP (the governor). The other two appeals concern the Abia State governorship poll and were filed by Okechukwu Ahiwe of the PDP and Ikechi Emenike of the APC.
Thursday’s proceedings include six appeals – two for Ogun State filed by Oladipo Adebutu of the PDP and a counter-appeal by Adedapo Abiodun of the APC (the governor); one for Cross River filed by Prof. Sandy Onor of the PDP; and two for Akwa Ibom State filed by Akpan Udofia of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) and John Akpan Udoedehe of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP).
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