The Supreme Court is preparing to hand out judgment on seven governorship appeals this Friday.
The states that are involved include Lagos, Kano, Zamfara, Plateau, Ebonyi, Bauchi, and Cross River.
Judgments on the Kano and Plateau appeals are the most anticipated, given that the lower courts had sacked the incumbent governors of these states.
In the Kano appeal, the tribunal had nullified the election of Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party after declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid.
The appeal court upheld the tribunal’s decision and faulted the lower court for not disqualifying the governor.
The appellate court said the governor was not properly sponsored by the NNPP, thus violating the provisions of Section 177 (c) of the constitution.
The court declared Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress winner of the election.
Yusuff will be hoping that the apex court reverses the lower courts’ decisions.
For Plateau, Caleb Mutfwang’s election was upheld by the Plateau State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Jos but the appeal court overturned Mutfwang’s victory and declared Nentawe Goshwe of the APC the winner of the election.
The court ruled that the failure of the PDP to comply with the order of the Plateau State High Court in Jos directing it to conduct valid ward, local governments, and state congresses before nominating its candidates for the various elective posts was a breach of the law.