Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang of Plateau State says the Court of Appeal was unfair to him in nullifying his election.
Mutfwang stated this while presenting to the Supreme Court the eight points he also sent to the Court of Appeal to prove the validity of his election, of which only one was determined.
He also alleged that he was not given a fair hearing by the Appellate Court.
The dismissal of the seven issues he raised by the Court of Appeal was against the directive of the Supreme Court that intermediate courts should pronounce on all issues placed before it.
He appealed to the Supreme Court to declare him the validly elected governor of Plateau State.
Mutfwang, who made the submission in his brief at the Supreme Court by an eight-man team of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, led by Kanu Agabi, said “the law is settled that wherever there is a wrong, there must be a remedy.”
The hearing of his brief by the Supreme Court comes up on Tuesday.
He said: “Eight issues were distilled and placed before the court below for determination. Unfortunately, only one issue (of jurisdiction) was determined by the court below leaving untouched seven issues.”
The governor insisted that since he was not given a fair hearing the Supreme Court should dismiss the judgment of the Court of Appeal which invalidated his election.
Plateau: Mutfwang accuses Appeal Court of unfairness
