BREAKING... Supreme Court Delivers Judgements on Cross River, Kano, Zamfara, Plateau, Lagos, Ebonyi Bauchi States' Appeals Friday
By Ndifreke BASSEY
Palpable fear and tension have gripped the political class as the Supreme Court is set to deliver judgements on the governorship elections in Cross River, Kano, Zamfara, Plateau, Lagos, Ebonyi and Bauchi tomorrow, Friday 12, 2024.
A source close to Supreme Court revealed that the Apex Court on Thursday, January 11, 2024 have listened to the addresses by both parties (APC) and set to deliver final judgement on who is the authentic winner of March 18, 2023 Cross River governorship elections.
In Cross River state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Sandy Onor, is seeking to upturn the outcome of the March 18, 2023 governorship election result in his favour.
The PDP candidate had approached the Tribunal and Appeal challenging INEC's declaration of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bassey Otu, but lost out and then went to Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Thursday, January 11, 2024 have listened the addresses by bothe parties and set to deliver final judgement.
Checks by THE BEAGLE NEWS revealed that there is apprehension among the party leaders and critical stakeholders of both APC and PDP over what the outcome would be.
Mos top party leaders and chieftains were sited at Margaret Ekpo International Airport on Wednesday clutching their luggage heading for Abuja to give solidarity to their candidates.
Further checks revealed that activities at government offices in the state are somewhat at a lull as top government functionaries have all moved to Abuja waiting for the verdict.
When THE BEAGLE NEWS visited some offices at New Secretariat along Murtala Mohammed Highway Calabar on Thursday, some of the staff were seen in groups discussing in muffled voices what could be outcome of the Apex Court judgement.
One of the civil servants, who doesn't want to be quoted, said: "We are waiting for the Court. You can see we are all discussing about it. So, let the case come to an end let everybody face his or her business."
