Nigeria’s Apex Court had scheduled hearing in 21 cases with regard to disputes over the last governorship polls for this week.
Those. of Ebonyi, Plateau, Delta, Adamawa Abia, Ogun, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states are to be heard between Monday and Thursday.
The statement added that the court may render judgments in the already heard post-election governorship appeals on Kano, Lagos and others on Friday.
According to the court’s schedules, It plans hearing for Monday in one appeal by the candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), two by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Chukwuma Odii Ifeanyi; and other two by All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in Benue state.
On Tuesday, the statement maintained the court will listen to six Complaints – three in respect of Plateau State by the PDP, its candidate, Nentawe Goshwe and INEC; and three in respect of Delta State, filed by Kenneth Gbagi of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Omo-Agege Ovie Augustine of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peta Kennedy of the Labour Party (LP)
On Wednesday, four appeals will be heard, two with regard to Adamawa State, forwarded by the candidate of the SDP and a counter appeal by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri Other Litigations comprise two, by Okechukwu Ahiwe of the PDP and Ikechi Emenike of the APC in Abia State.
On Thursday,will be six grievances – two involving Ogun State lodged by Oladipo Adebutu of the PDP and a counter appeal by Governor Abiodun Adedapo likewise that of Cross River, instituted by Prof. Sandy Onor of the PDP; and two in respect of Akwa Ibom State, by Akpan Udofia of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) and John Akpan Udoedehe of the NNPC.
Similarly , the court plans to decide on Friday, in the post-election legal battles on governorship already heard, including those concerning Lagos, Kano and other states.
