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By: Valentine Adese (JP), The National/State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal has dismissed Petition No: EPT/PL/SEN/06/2023, which was filed by Amb. G. Y. Gotom and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of the Plateau Central Senatorial District election conducted by INEC on 25 th February, 2023, and the  victory of Sen. Diket Plang and the All Progressives Congress (APC), for lack of locus. The Judgment of the Tribunal delivered yesterday by Hon. Justice A. Elekwa, held that, the Plateau State chapter of the PDP cannot sponsor a candidate for any election, as long as, it is still in disobedience to Court Orders, which had directed it to organize a fresh Congress for the party in the state. Hon. Justice Elekwa said, “Sponsorship is different from Nomination. What the Respondents are challenging is the PDP’s qualification to Sponsor and not the Nomination of its candidate (Gotom). The Tribunal also held that the Petitioners were unable to...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), A secret plan by some group of aggrieved politicians in Plateau State to protest over the Judgments of the Tribunal Panels that sat in Jos, the Plateau State capital, and the affirmation of these Judgments by the Court of Appeal Abuja Division has been exposed. The exposure of the plan has attracted the attention of the media in the state as it is inflicting tension and fear among residents, especially in areas in the state where the proposed protest may take place. REALITY gathered that, if the protest would hold, major highways leading in and out of the state may be blocked by the protesters. MORE ON THIS, COMING….  

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The crisis over who leads the Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems not to have an end in sight despite the chain of effects the conflict has had on the chapter. The struggle for the Chairmanship seat in issue has continually been that of the elders in the chapter in favour of Hon. Bitrus Kaze or Hon. Chris Hassan, with Sen. Gen. J. T. Useni (Rtd) on one side and Sen. Jonah David Jang on the other. You would recall that the Court of Appeal last week Friday, had reaffirmed that the Plateau State chapter of the PDP has no structure and that all the candidates that contested on the Platform of the party in the state, stood for election as “Independent Candidates”. Reacting to the Judgment in a political program on Tincity FM 104.3, monitored yesterday by this paper in Jos, Hon. Bitrus Kaze in whose favour the Plateau State High Court had directed the chapter to conduct a fresh election from Ward, Local Governments to State in accordanc...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The major contending parties in Plateau State since the commencement of the 2023 general elections in Plateau State, have been the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress. You would recall that, during the era of the former administration in the state led by Sen. Jonah David Jang, the APC was the strong opposition Party, but with the change of baton, the APC led Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong, saw the PDP becoming the major opposition in the state. However, in the 2023 general election conducted in the state by INEC, the ruling APC was further displaced by the PDP and hence their candidate, Caleb Mutfwang (Esq) emerged as Governor. The PDP also went a distance also to occupy 15 seats in the State House of Assembly and also won two of the Senatorial seats. This also does not include its dominance of the victories of the seats of Plateau State in the House of Representatives. Although legally speaking this stride is beginning to dwindle owin...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Allegedly suspended Chairman of Jos North Local Government Council of Plateau State, Hon. Usman Bala has warned the staff of the Local Government Council (LGC) never to take unauthorized responsibilities from imposters now in the Council. He also warned the Management Staff of the Council not to sign illegal cheques issued or brought to their notice by these imposters in the Council. The Chairman of the Council, who is among the 17 Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors in Plateau state who are currently challenging their suspension from office by the state Governor, Caleb Mutfwang (Esq), also extended this warning to, Directors, Accountants, Unit Heads, Cashiers, among other. Chairman Usman, who currently had to break his silence over the issues happening in and around Jos North LGC in a Press Statement signed by Abdullahi Okechukwu, the Supervisory Councilor, Special Duties, in Jos North LGA, dated 28th – 10 -2023, stated in part that, “He sai...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Court of Appeal Abuja Division has reechoed the position of Learned Silk, Edward Pwajok (SAN) that, the Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the 2023 general elections stood in the contests as Independent Candidates. The Court held this position yesterday Friday, while delivering Judgment in the Appeal filed by Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Baba Hassan, seeking the disqualification of Hon. Muhammad Adam Alkali, over alleged certificate forgery. EDWARD PWAJOK (SAN) COUNSEL TO APC You would also recall that Pwajok (SAN) had advised the electorate in Plateau State on the eve of the elections not to waste their votes, “As a vote for PDP is a wasted vote”. In its Judgment, the Court of Appeal declined to take a decision on the alleged certificate forgery allegation on Hon. Alikali on the ground that, the trial Tribunal also did not take a decision on it. The Court according to our source in a unanimous judgment held that, “Having found that ...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Within the last 5 months and after the swearing-in ceremony on 29 th May 2023, of the New Administration in Plateau State, the level of political accusations in the state’s political space has expanded from the 17 Local Government Council Administrations in the state to the Federal level. The security operatives in the state have not been spared as the Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) have also gotten their own share of accusations. Earlier, the immediate past administration in the state had been attacked for a lot of failures and poor administration, which included the plunging of the state into huge debts and employing the state indigenes with a lack of due process, thereby inflating the wage bill for the incoming state government now led by Governor Caleb Mutfwang (Esq). The 17 Local Government Council Chairmen inherited by the Administration of Governor Caleb (Esq) are already on alleged suspension fo...

There is always no time to complete competing demands or activities in life hence, the need for choice and planning and setting priorities right, either as individuals, groups, or organizations. The “Time” factor and the scarcity of resources have always called for group reasoning from the family, group, and organizational settings. It is this necessity that makes families, departments, and governments, to effectively employ the use of experts in resolving issues timely and with limited or low cost. GOV. MUTFWANG OF PLATEAU STATE The State of Peace they say is very expensive to manage, but still cheaper than crisis or conflict situations. In Plateau state, and within the incumbent administration of Governor Caleb Mutfwang, lots of issues have risen that call for debates, condemnation, or commendation. However, with the twist and developments at the Court of Appeal as it relates to recent judgments, which are against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidates in the National...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Amb. G. Y. Gotom, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Plateau Central Senatorial District election, conducted by INEC on the 25 th of February, 2020 has called on the President of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. G. Akpabio, to stay off the decision of the National/State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau State, as Counsels in the matter adopt their final written addresses today. You would recall that, the PDP and Amb. Gotom are challenging the victory of Sen. Diket Plang and the All Progressives Congress (APC), over the Plateau Central Senatorial District election through the Petition they filed at the Tribunal. Amb. Gotom, who spoke to his supporters, immediately after the adoption of the written addresses, which was conducted via Zoom and before the Tribunal Panel Chaired by Hon. Justice Tukur, also advised that, “anybody, who must be a governor in Plateau State must not be a tribalist or just show love t...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 25 th February, 2023, Governorship election in Plateau State, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda has stated in his Appeal before the Court Appeal, wherein he is challenging the Judgment delivered by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Panel that, there was a grave miscarriage of justice by the Tribunal and that the Tribunal erred when it said there was no evidence before it to show that there was noncompliance to the Electoral Act in the conduct of the Governorship Election in the state. In their Notice of Appeal filed by their Counsel, Professor Kayode Olatoke (SAN), Nentawe disagrees with the decision of the Tribunal in saying that, there was no evidence before it to show that the governorship election was not conducted in substantial compliance with the Electoral Act. Nentawe and the APC stated that they have demonstrated that, there was over-voting as shown in form EC8As as presented and i...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Not being satisfied with the Judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Panel that sat in Jos, Plateau State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Dr Nentawe Yilwtda in the 18 th March, 20203 election have approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, stating that there was a grave miscarriage of Justice in the Judgment delivered by the Panel. Nentawe disclosed in his Appeal that he is not challenging the procedures for the purported PDP congress, but the non-qualification of Mutfwang to contest the election having not been duly sponsored. He argued that, having been duly established in accordance with the extant orders of the Plateau State High Court through documentary evidence and oral testimonies of his witnesses, his petition is hinged on the validity or otherwise of the repeated congress of the 25th September 2021. The appellant further argued that the Judgments of the Court of Appeal in respect of PDP’...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The coast is now clear for the hearing of the substantive suit No: PLD/J357/2023, filed by allegedly suspended Local Government Council (LGC) Chairmen in Plateau State, over their suspension from office by the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang. Another Defendant to the suit is the State Attorney General (A-G). You would recall that, REALITY had earlier reported that, the suit was finally reassigned to a 3 rd Judge, Hon. Justice Samchi, by the Plateau State Chief Judge. After all deliberations at the hearing today, the Court has adjourned the suit for two purposes. First, to hear the Motion for the leave of Court for extension of time to file the Defendants’ Response to the Originating Summons out of time and to hear the substantive matter. While the Court adjourned the hearing of the Motion to the 9 th of November, 2023, it also adjourned the hearing of the substantive suit to the 29 th November, 20203. Earlier, the Court had struck out the application...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The suit No: PLD/J357/2023, filed by allegedly suspended Local Government Council (LGC) Chairmen in Plateau State has finally been reassigned to a 3 rd Judge, Hon. Justice Samchi, by the Plateau State Chief Judge. You would recall that, suit No: PLD/J357/2023 filed in May, 2023, by way of Originating Summons has been handled by Hon. Justice Kunda, and Hon. Justice S. Bakfur. While Hon. Justice Kunda adjourned the Matter to the 25 th of September, 2023 for hearing of all the Applications therein, Hon. Justice Bakfur, adjourned it to the 28th of September, 2023, and being the Vacation Judge, REALITY gathered that he returned the file back on the 13 th of September, 2023, to the Plateau State Chief Judge. Although the matter was slated for mention in the Plateau State High Court presided over by Hon. Justice Samchi today, the proceedings was stalled, owing to, the absence of the Counsel to the Defendants (Gov. Caleb Mutfwang (Esq) and the State Attorney) in Co...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Bassa/Jos-North Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Baba Hassan has reiterated that Hon. Musa Agah of the PDP, Muhammad Adamu Alkali of the PRP, and Daniel Asama Ago of the Labour Party (LP), were not qualified to have contested the election conducted by INEC on the 25 th of February, 2023 in the first place. Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Baba Hassan stated this among the 5 grounds in the Notice of Appeal he filed before the Court of Appeal through his Counsel, Magaji SAN. Rt. Hon. Hassan who is complaining against the entire Judgment of the petition he filed at the Lower Tribunal and the rulings therein stated that the Tribunal erred as there was a “miscarriage of justice”. Baba Hassan, specifically stated that it was wrong for the trial tribunal to have refused to determine his Preliminary Objection on jurisdiction, in accordance with  Section 53(2) of the first Schedule of the Electoral Act, w...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The Wase Equity Project has expressed delight to learn that the contract for the construction of the Langtang-Wase-Bashar road in Plateau State by the Federal Government of Nigeria has been given the needed attention. In a press statement dated 11/10/23, signed by Hon. Abubakar Muhammad Badu (Dan Malikin Wase), the Publicity Secretary of Wase Equity Project, made available to media houses including REALITY in Jos, Plateau State, the Wase Equity Project stated that “This is a significant development that will open up the area in terms of transportation and development”. Adding that, “We would also like to commend the renewed hope, APC administration, led by His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for ensuring that this project becomes a reality. This road construction project is a vital step towards the transformation and development of the Wase Federal Constituency”. READ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW:- PRESS STATEMENT WASE EQUITY PROJECT COMMENDS THE RENEWED HOPE ADMINI...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Many litigants in Plateau State have started petitioning the National Judicial Council (NJC) over the non-assignment or non-reassignment of their cases after the vacation period in the State. REALITY just gathered. According to some of these aggrieved litigants, who explained their reason(s) for petitioning the NJC concerning the development to REALITY, they seem not to know the faith of their case anymore as the dates their cases were adjourned, have come and gone and the vacation period has ended. Others seem not to know which Court is to handle their cases anymore, as two judges have handled their cases and adjourned same to dates that have also lapsed after the vacation period. DETAILS OF THE PETITIONS COMING SOON…  

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The political climate is currently beclouded by fear and anxiety as the news filtering into Plateau State indicates that the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, may have scheduled 13 th October 2023, to commence hearing of some of the Election Petition Appeals before it. You would recall that, the Tribunal Panels that sat in Jos the Plateau State capital commenced their Judgments with Petitions concerning the National Assembly elections conducted on the 25 th of February, 2023 by INEC, before the State House of Assembly Election Petitions for the simple fact that the National Assembly elections came earlier. From investigation, REALITY gathered that, most political gladiators in Plateau State have shifted their base to Abuja with lots of nocturnal meetings going on in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in relation to the upcoming Court of Appeal sitting. REALITY also gathered that the Court of Appeal may have set 5 cases arising from the Judgments delivered by...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), There is a high preparation on ground for the hearing of Appeals filed by Litigants (Political Parties and their Candidates), challenging the outcome of judgments delivered by Tribunal Panels that sat in Plateau State by the Court of Appeal, Jos Division, in few weeks. REALITY can authoritatively state. You would recall that, there were judgments delivered by the Governorship and the National/State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal Panels that sat in Plateau State in the last one month and not being satisfied with the outcome, REALITY gathered that, most parties have appealed against the Judgments to the Court of Appeal. It is of noted that, out of the 60 days provided by Law for the determination of the Appeals at the Court of Appeal from the Tribunals, the Notice of Appeal is expected to be filed within 7 days after the delivery of the Judgment and within 10 days to transmit Records and within  another 7 days to file Briefs. The Responses to the...

By: Nnabugwu Chizoba, The amalgamation of the then College of Technology and the Institute of Administraton way back in 1973 gave birth to what is today known as the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu. The 50 years IMT apart from her reputation as a legacy project is the pride of the old Eastern Region of Nigeria. In the present political structuring of Nigeria, the former region has spread into the South East and South South Zones of the Country, comprising almost all the 11 states, but one, namely: Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo and Abia, in the South East and Cross River, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayalsa, and part of Delta State in the South South. (Note, the states are arranged in no particular order). It is also not out of place to deposit as a matter of fact that, the IMT, a cherished product of very high value is a pride of the Nigerian Nation. The brief preamble above is intended to draw the attention of the public, arouse the interest and commitment of the genuine reade...

By: Reuben Egba, Plateau State Government in a glamorous style Celebrated Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary on the 2 nd October, 2023, at Rwang Pam Stadium Jos. The mean event that marked the occasion was the march pass by the Nigerian Police and other Paramilitary, voluntary organizations. There was also a marching competition by both the secondary and primary schools within Jos metropolitan. At the start of the event, there was a heavy down pour, which ordinarily should have stopped the march pass, but evidently the participants came ready by refusing to leave the field, but continued with the event. The Governor H.E. Barr. Caleb Mutfang, while taking the ceremonial salute, pleaded with students to leave the rain especially, the primary school children and they refused. GOV. CALEB MUTFWANG While delivering his speech, the Governor saluted the courage of the gallant Police parade that stood against all odds to see that the event is successful. Also and in same vein he appr...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Plateau State Government and the Attorney General of the state, have charged, Hon. Jang Gotip, to a Chief Magistrate Court of Plateau State sitting in Bokkos in Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA). Plateau State Government and the Attorney General (A-G) of the state, in case No: CMCBK/CR132/2023, have filed “Form 2” of Criminal Summons against, Hon. Jan Gotip. REALITY can authoritatively state. According to the court process sighted by REALITY, the Complainants (Plateau State Government and the Attorney General (A-G) of the state) have stated before the Court that, Hon. Jan is expected to answer a charge of offence(s) of Conspiracy, C/Trespass, H/breaking, Mischief, Theft, Thuggery, Incitement, Disturbance of Public Peace, C/Misappropriation, Rioting and Unlawful Assembly. All, punishable under Sections: 59, 333, 336, 313, 272, 388, 78, 294, 77, 70 and 66 respectively of PSPC. According to the Order of Court sighted and signed on 28 th of September, 2023, the ...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Like the Labour Party (LP) chapter in Plateau State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has also reacted to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Plateau State chapter’s Petition sent to the National Judicial Council (NJC), signed by Hon. Chris Hassan, the State Chairman and Mr. John Akans the State PRO against the trio of Justice B.M. Tukur, Justice O. Elekwa and Justice A.O. Adetujoye who are Members of Panel One of the National/State Houses of Assembly Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau State. In a press statement s igned by, Miskoom Fidelis Longban, the State APC State Secretary and Hon. Sylvanus Namang, the State APC State Publicity Secretary, made available to REALITY, the party has described the Petition of the PDP as, “C rass display of mischief and bad behavior”. The APC’s Petition addressed to HIS LORDSHIP, HON. JUSTICE OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA & CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL JUDICIAL COUNCIL, ABUJA, in part stated that, “Our attention h...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), As the issues relating to the Judgments delivered by the Tribunal Panel Chaired by, Hon. Justice B. M. Tukur, continues to make the rounds and the Petition against the Members of the Panel also generating a fresh debate, the Labour Party Publicity Secretary in the State has descried he posture of the PDP in the matter as a, “DELIBERATE HYPOCRITICAL EFFORTS TO RIDICULE THE JUDICIARY WHEN TRIBUNAL JUDGEMENT IS NOT IN THEIR FAVOUR, BUT PRAISING SAME WHEN IT IS IN THEIR FAVOUR”. READ THE FULL TEXT OF LABOUR PARTY BELOW:- RE: PETITION AGAINST HON. JUSTICE B. M. TUKUR, HON. JUSTICE OMAKA ELEKWA AND HON. JUSTICE O. A. ADETUJOYE FOR DELIBERATE PERVERSION OF JUSTICE AND CONSPIRACY TO REMOVE CANDIDATES OF OUR PARTY ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT. It is with utter amazement that the PDP in Plateau State has taken its gross disrespect for constituted authority to another level. This time around, the purported Chairman and Secretary of the Party in the State have written a petition...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Since the beginning of the Legal Processes in the 2023 general election, members of the Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seem to be shopping for a possible enemy of the party in the state and without, with the aim of accusing them for been part of the problem of the party and the state. The party members and its officials in the state, have been accused by pundits in the state on the ground hat, rather than looking inwards to challenge and correct any perceived irregularities within the members and their officials have rather, decided to expend their energies to be listing to perceived enemy voices and write ups, on radio programs and on the social media respectively. It is a fact that, all the people that voted in the governorship election in Plateau State on the 18 th of March, 2023, are citizens of Nigeria, with some being indigenous to the state. At the end of the election exercise, the Returning Officer for the governorship el...