S’Court Decides Kano, Nasarawa, Lagos Govs’ Fate, This Week

The Supreme Court is expected to conclude the 21 governorship election appeals this January with judgment expected before Sunday in the appeals on Kano, Nasarawa and Lagos governorship disputes.
January 14 is the time limit within which to conclude some of the governorship appeals at the apex court.
Some of the cases include Kano, Ebonyi, Plateau, Delta, Adamawa, Abia, Ogun, Cross River, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Nasarawa and Benue States.
The apex court heard the Ebonyi appeal challenging the governorship election and delivered judgment in the Benue appeal on Monday.
Yesterday, the apex court was scheduled to handle six appeals: three in respect of Plateau State, filed by the PDP, its candidate, Nentawe Goshwe and INEC; and three in respect of Delta State, filed by Kenneth Gbagi of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Omo-Agege Ovie Augustine of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Pela Kennedy of the Labour Party (LP)
Today, Wednesday, it will hear four appeals, two in relation to Adamawa State, filed by the candidate of the SDP and a counter appeal by Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP (the incumbent).
It will also hear appeals on the Abia governorship filed by Okechukwu Ahiwe of the PDP and Ikechi Emenike of the APC challenging Governor Alex Otti’s election.
On Thursday, tomorrow, it will hear six appeals – two in relation to Ogun State filed by Oladipo Adebutu of the PDP and a counter appeal by Governor Abiodun Adedapo of the APC; in Cross River, filed by Prof Sandy Onor of the PDP; and two in respect of Akwa Ibom State, filed by Akpan Udofia of the Young People’s Party (YPP) and John Akpan Udoedehe of the NNPP.
On Friday, the apex court is expected to deliver judgments in the governorship appeals already heard, including those relating to Lagos, Kano and other States.
A senior lawyer with an appeal at the Supreme Court said the Supreme Court always meets its target and tries to keep to the 180 days constitutionally guaranteed time to consider post-governorship election petitions.
“Not all the cases started at the same time, so they would determine them, some they would compel parties to withdraw them if they find no issues there,” he said.