The appeal by Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state against the ruling of the election petitions tribunal which sacked him will be decided on by a Court of Appeal in Abuja sitting in Abuja today, December 31.
Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan may have emerged as Nigeria’s first female governor
The Justice Danladi Abubakar-led tribunal had on November 7 sacked the Peoples Democratic Party’s Ishaku and declared All Progressives Congress’ Aisha Alhassan the winner.
But Governor Darius Ishaku who expressed confidence in holding on to his position, following the possibility of going to the poll for a third time filed an appeal asking the appellate court to set it the judgement of the state tribunal aside.
Ahead of today’s judgment, on December 21, the Justice Abdul Aboki-led five-man bench of the appeal court heard three appeals and a cross-appeal by the APC.
See tweets by Alhassan below on the Appeal Court sitting:
Reading of judgement has commenced by the prisiding judge. #Justice4Mama @APCNigeria @APCUKingdom @Ayourb @P_Muye
— Sen. Aisha Alhassan (@SenAishaAlhassn) December 31, 2015
Counsels announcing thier appearance in court @Ayourb @P_Muye @APCNigeria @APCUKingdom
— Sen. Aisha Alhassan (@SenAishaAlhassn) December 31, 2015
Good afternoon everyone, the panel of judges to delivered the judgement of PDP’s appeal are seated now. @APCNigeria @APCUKingdom
— Sen. Aisha Alhassan (@SenAishaAlhassn) December 31, 2015
Alhassan who is fondly called Mama Taraba is currently serving as the minister of women affairs after being nominated and sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari. If she secures the Taraba governorship seat, she would become Nigeria’s first female governor-elect in Nigeria.
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