₦airaland Forum

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis

The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Wednesday warned Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, to immediately swear in the 16 elected lawmakers of the APC or be prepared to face the consequences of ignoring a court verdict.

The ruling party said it is running out of patience and will no longer allow the governor and the Speaker to continue the unlawful act, which it claimed is at variance with the final ruling of the appeal court.

Addressing newsmen after the weekly meeting of the NWC, the National Vice Chairman of the APC (South West), Isaac Kekemeke, said the party will ensure the enforcement of the decision of the Court of Appeal, being the last court for the election.

He said, “It is sad that the governor of Plateau who is enjoying his office by the constitution of this country in an election will want to deny 16 members of the fruit of their electoral work and to deny our party the success that they won for the people. This is a disgrace to democracy and its unacceptable behaviour.

"The National Working Committee expresses its outrage and displeasure over this continued illegality and this unacceptable arbitrage by the Governor of Plateau State, the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly and by the PDP in Plateau State.”

Continuing, Kekemeke stated that the ruling party will no longer allow the ‘legislative rascality’ of the Speaker to go unchallenged, stressing with an air of finality that “enough is enough”.

He therefore called on the Attorney General of the Federation, the Inspection General of Police and all other law enforcement agencies to enforce the final decision of the Court of Appeal, being the last court concerning this election.

He added, “The last court is the Court of Appeal that has spoken and spoken again and yet PDP, the governor of Plateau and the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly shamelessly continue to disobey the law of the land.

“The patience of the APC is running out. But because the APC is a peaceful party. It is calling on the law enforcement agencies to do the needful now and not tomorrow.”

In a similar development, the National Vice Chairman of the APC (North Central), Mu’azu Rijau, said that NWC has resolved to commence the electronic membership registration of the party in Minna, Niger State on March 19 immediately after the registration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President, Kashim Shetimma in Villa in Abuja.

In December 2023, the Plateau State House of Assembly, warned the state chapter of the APC against causing any breach of the peace in the state, saying that the House is still on recess.

The 24-member assembly dominated by Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers had adjourned plenary till January.

However, three days later, the Court of Appeal sacked all the 16 PDP lawmakers in the state and declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress winners of the elections conducted in their various constituencies.

https://punchng.com/apc-knocks-plateau-gov-speaker-for-refusing-to-swear-in-lawmakers/

One of the most incompetent govt in this dispensation

E be things

Just spent 10+ hours inside Lagos traffic... Agungi-Onipan

I nearly lost my sanity

Think say na literal knocking

He therefore called on the Attorney General of the Federation, the Inspection General of Police and all other law enforcement agencies to enforce the final decision of the Court of Appeal, being the last court concerning this election.

Both Governor and Speaker playing with fire!

Offpoint1:
Just spent 10 hours inside Lagos traffic... Agungi-Onipan

I nearly lost my sanity

What happened?

He doesn’t want the APC legislators to impeach him😁😁

davit:
What happened?

. Omo! Heard 3rd mainland bridge is closed... I'm still in traffic like this

tnerro1:
He doesn’t want the APC legislators to impeach him😁😁

Is it that easy to impeach??

COMRADES, I support the governor, let him scatter any plan that the evil party called apc has in Plateau State

raphretle:
Is it that easy to impeach??

No, they will attempt it because they are the majority and he will have to bribe them to step down, he will be doing that back and forth for the next 4 years 😁

Offpoint1:
. Omo! Heard 3rd mainland bridge is closed... I'm still in traffic like this

Wow.

I expect President Tinubu to withhold Plateau state allocations from FAAC immediately until the APC lawmakers are sworn in. The plateau state governor cannot be wielding his small power illegally while the presidency watches him mess with the president and his party.

christejames:
One of the most incompetent govt in this dispensation

Yes, he's far better than Lalong the son of caliphate

Come and swear them in you idiot.

christejames:
One of the most incompetent govt in this dispensation

Will you shut up your mouth?

tnerro1:
He doesn’t want the APC legislators to impeach him😁😁

They will try nada

Hmm..

If APC influences the NASS to takeover the legislative business of Plateau State now, we citizens go dey cry foul..

I hope the Plateau Speaker and the Governor go heed this subtle warning and do the constitutional thing

christejames:
One of the most incompetent govt in this dispensation

E just dey pain una. He can't swear in illegitimacy. If an election was conducted the same day and you people claimed the governorship election was won by PDP how come the house of assembly was won by APC . Let them go back to the supreme court for Interpretation of that lacuna

This is one of my fears regards the state police

Over 3 months now, a court has given has made a pronouncement.

lagosrd:
E just dey pain una. He can't swear in illegitimacy. If an election was conducted the same day and you people claimed the governorship election was won by PDP how come the house of assembly was won by APC . Let them go back to the supreme court for Interpretation of that lacuna

The congress that produced the 16 PDP members during primary election was against a court ruling. This is the same thing that happened to APC in Zamfara and Rivers States in 2019. I guess you were happy back then.

seanfer:
The congress that produced the 16 PDP members during primary election was against a court ruling. This is the same thing that happened to APC in Zamfara and Rivers States in 2019. I guess you were happy back then.

Oga we are not in 2019. We are in 2024. All illegalities remain illegal.. tel APC that they shut themselves on the leg on this one. And stop supporting this kind of thing in the name of anything. It backfires

christejames:
One of the most incompetent govt in this dispensation

How? In which aspects?

lagosrd:
Oga we are not in 2019. We are in 2024. All illegalities remain illegal.. tel APC that they shut themselves on the leg on this one. And stop supporting this kind of thing in the name of anything. It backfires

A court gave a ruling, you're here supporting the party that is not obeying that judgement, I hope when the table turns you will maintain the same energy. You may hate APC or PDP, but as a citizen we should not support lawlessness.

It's quite pathetic that a whole Governor will flaunt the Court's judgement.

The governor and speaker can not win this one

The Supreme Court will insist on the constitution that gives the appeals court, the final decision on this matter, the Supreme Court will only insist that the appeal court has the final say as said by the constitution

If the Supreme Court making a ruling on this case either in line with its judgement on the governorship election or not, it will then mean the Supreme Court has unilaterally amended the Constitution and other state house of assembly that lost at the appeal court will also want the Supreme Court ruling and that will create more wahala so they will rather let the 16PDP go down

And if that is the outcome the Governor and speaker will be at continuous war with the new 16 APC when eventually sworn in, there first move will be to remove the speaker and then go for the governor

Let governor better find another approach to this matter and not listen to his hungry legal team , he can become PDAPC like rivers, get close to tinubu and use that to avoid any move by the new 16 apc

APC attack APC what a useless party

seanfer:
A court gave a ruling, you're here supporting the party that is not obeying that judgement, I hope when the table turns you will maintain the same energy. You may hate APC or PDP, but as a citizen we should not support lawlessness.

, what was the Appeal Court rulling?