Governor Caleb Muftwang has been sacked by the Appeal Court

An Court of Appeal in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital has sacked Governor Caleb Muftwang of Plateau State and declared Dr Nentawe Yilwatda as the winner of the 2023 Plateau Governorship election.

Muftwang, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 18 governorship election was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission but the Yilwatda and the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenged his victory.

In their appeal at the election tribunal, Muftwang was sacked as Plateau State governor and he appealed the verdict but the appellate court has since upheld the verdict.

The Plateau State governor is expected to take his case to the Supreme Court.

The reporter reports that the sacking of the Plateau State governor by appeal court comes two days after the New Nigeria People’s Party governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, was sacked by an appeal court.