The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barrister Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has expressed deep appreciation to God Almighty for the victory recorded at the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal which affirmed his election as Governor of Plateau State.
The Governor also thanked Plateau people for their steadfastness and for keeping faith with his administration throughout the period of the Tribunal Proceedings. He also assured that those positions which the party lost at the tribunal will soon be reclaimed, while also extending his gratitude to the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu for refusing to heed to the voices of the opposition in the State which urged him to interfere with the judgement of the tribunal.
The Governor made this known during a celebration event organized to celebrate with all those who were victorious at the Tribunal. W The event which held on Tuesday 26th September 2023 at Langfield Park and Event Central Little Rayfield, Jos had in attendance the Governor of Plateau State Caleb Mutfwang and his wife Hellen Mutfwang, the Speaker and members of the Plateau State House of Assembly, ably represented by the Deputy Speaker Rt Hon From Gwottson, Secretary to the Government of Plateau State, the National Vice Chairman, North Central of the PDP Theophilus Dakkasshan, State PDP Chairman ably represented by the State Deputy Chairman, Captain Golleng, all Commissioners, Heads of Boards and Parastatals, Transition Implementation Committee Chairmen of the 17LGAs among others.
Recall that the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda had approached the Tribunal challenging the March 20th 2023 declaration of Mutfwang by INEC as Governor of Plateau State alleging that as at the time of the election amongst other things, Governor Mutfwang was not qualified to contest having not been validly nominated and sponsored by his party (the PDP) as the party had no structure as at the time of the said election. However in its Judgment on Friday 21st September 2023, the Tribunal dismissed the Petition for lacking in merit.
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