The Supreme Court is poised to address 21 appeals related to disputes arising from the last governorship election this week. Scheduled hearings involve cases from Ebonyi, Plateau, Delta, Adamawa, Abia, Ogun, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom states, to be heard between Monday and Thursday. Furthermore, judgments in post-election governorship appeals for Kano, Lagos, and other states are anticipated to be delivered on Friday.
The court’s schedule, disclosed late on Sunday, outlines the plan for Monday’s hearings, including one appeal from the candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), two from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Chukwuma Odii Ifeanyi, and two appeals from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in Benue state.
Tuesday’s proceedings will encompass six appeals, three concerning Plateau State, filed by the PDP, its candidate Nentawe Goshwe, and INEC; and three related to Delta State, filed by Kenneth Gbagi of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Omo-Agege Ovie Augustine of the APC, and Peta Kennedy of the Labour Party (LP).
Wednesday’s agenda features four appeals, two involving Adamawa State, filed by the candidate of the SDP and a counter-appeal by Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP (the incumbent governor).
Thursday’s docket comprises six appeals, two concerning Ogun State filed by Oladipo Adebutu of the PDP and a counter-appeal by Abiodun Adedapo of the APC (the incumbent governor); one relating to Cross River, filed by Prof. Sandy Onor of the PDP; and two regarding Akwa Ibom State, filed by Akpan Udofia of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) and John Akpan Udoedehe of the NNPC.
It has been disclosed that the court intends to deliver judgments on Friday for post-election governorship appeals already heard, including those pertaining to Lagos, Kano, and other states. The outcomes of these cases will significantly impact the political landscape in the affected states.
