The Supreme Court will this week consider 21 appeals stemming from disputes related to the March 18, 2023 governorship elections.
The schedule outlines that cases from Ebonyi, Plateau, Delta, Adamawa, Abia, Ogun, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom states will be heard from today through Thursday. It is anticipated that the apex court might issue judgments on post-election governorship appeals for Kano, Lagos, and others on Friday.
As per the court’s schedule observed last night, today’s adjudication includes an appeal by Odoh Benard, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Additionally, two appeals by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Ebonyi State candidate, Chukwuma Odii Ifeanyi, as well as two by the PDP candidate in Benue State, Uba Titus, against INEC, APC, and others will be considered.
Tomorrow’s proceedings will involve six appeals – three from Plateau State (filed by the PDP, its candidate Caleb Muftwang, and INEC) and three from 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, the court will hear four appeals, two of which pertain to Adamawa State (filed by the SDP candidate and a counter-appeal by Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP, the governor). The remaining two appeals concern the Abia State governorship poll, filed by Okechukwu Ahiwe of the PDP and Ikechi Emenike of the APC.
Thursday’s docket includes six appeals – two on Ogun State (filed by Oladipo Adebutu of the PDP and a counter appeal by Adedapo Abiodun of the APC, the governor), one on Cross River (filed by Prof. Sandy Onor of the PDP), and two concerning 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)).
