The 16 sacked members of the Plateau State House of Assembly, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party , PDP , have approached the Court of Appeal, seeking to set aside the earlier judgement of the same court that nullified their elections. DAILY POST recalls that the Court of Appeal had nullified the election of all the PDP lawmakers in the State Assembly on the ground that their party lacked structure to sponsor candidates in the election.
However, the sacked legislators have insisted that they are still members of the House following the Supreme Court's judgement affirming the election of Governor Caleb Mutfwang, whose case was also nullified at the Court of Appeal. They believe that the Supreme Court's judgement has vindicated them. The sacked lawmakers, including Bala Fwanje Ndat and Datugun Paul Naankot, among others, in their motion on notice, with suit No: CA/J/33M/2024 and CA/J/31/M/2024, said pursuant to order 6 rules 1 of the Court of Appeal, 2021, they should be reinstated into the Hous
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