The Supreme Court of Nigeria will today, January 19, deliver judgement on governorship appeals in six States, including Delta and Gombe States.
In Delta, the apex court will deliver judgement on three separate appeals filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ovie Omo-Agege; candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Kenneth Gbagi and Labour Party’s Ken Pela.
The court will also delivers judgments on two appeals relating to Ogun, marked SC/CV/1221/2023 by Oladipupo Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and SC/CV/1223/2023 filed by the incumbent governor, Adedapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adebutu and the PDP are, by their appeal, seeking to void Abiodun’s election.
For Gombe, the court plans to deliver judgement on the appeal by Jibrin Barde, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the party is, by their appeal, seeking to void the election of Governor Muhammad Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Concerning Nasarawa, the apex court will deliver judgments on four appeals filed by the candidate of the PDP, Emmanuel David Ombugadu.
For Kebbi, the court plans judgement on three appeals filed by the candidate of the PDP in the last governorship election, Aminu Bande; incumbent governor, Nasir Idris of the APC, and the third filed by the Deputy Governor, Abubakar Umar Argungu.
Earlier on Thursday, the court heard the appeal by the candidate of the PDP in Kaduna State, Mohammed Isa, seeking to void the election of Governor Uba Sani of the APC and reserved judgement till a date to be communicated to parties.
Arguing the appeal, marked: SC/CV/1240/2023, the appellants’ lawyer, Kenneth Mozia (SAN) urged the court to allow the appeal, dismiss the preliminary objections filed by some of the respondents, and grant the reliefs sought.
Mozia told the court that the appeal would lapse on January 22, following which the court reserved judgement till a date to be communicated to the parties.
The court dismissed the appeal filed, marked: SC/CV/1227/2023 filed by the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala after his lawyer, Herbert Nwoye withdrew it upon being told that his appeal was a mere waste of the court’s time.