The All Progressives Congress has warned the People’s Democratic Party and Plateau State to prepare for the worst following the refusal to swear in 16 lawmakers of the APC declared winners by the Court of Appeal in the last 2023 state House of assembly election.
The party after its National Working Committee meeting at the national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday berated the governor of the state, Caleb Mutfwang and the Speaker of Plateau state House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan for disregarding Court judgment.
Briefing the media, the National Vice Chairman, South West, Isaacs Kekemeke blasted the governor for his flagrant disobedience to the rule of law and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which he is a beneficiary.
He said, “First, let me speak to you on the NWC resolution in respect to the continuing unlawful, illegal conduct of the Governor of Plateau State, the speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, over their refusal to abide by the final decision of the Court of Appeal to swear in 16 members of the APC duly elected members.
“The Court of Appeal has affirmed its decision to sanction the illegality of the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, PDP and the Governor for attempting to review that decision. It is sad that the Governor of Plateau who is enjoying his office by virtue of the constitution of this country in an election will want to deny 16 members of the fruit their electoral work and to deny our party the success that they won for the people.
“This is 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, by the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly and by the PDP in Plateau state and in Nigeria.
“The National Working Committee calls on the Attorney General of the Federation, the Inspector General of Police and all other security forces to enforce the final decision of the Court of Appeal, being the last court with respect to this election.
“The last court is the Court of Appeal that has spoken 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,” he said.
