Governor Mutfwang Gives Appointment to 16 Sacked PDP Lawmakers in Plateau State

The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has given fresh appointments to the sixteen sacked Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House Of Assembly lawmakers in the state.

VOP News gathered that the Governor appointed them as liaison officers for their respective constituencies.

The 16 lawmakers lost their seats in November 2023 following the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which held that their party, the PDP was not qualified to sponsor candidates in an election.

But since the Supreme Court set aside a similar judgment against Governor Mutfwang, the sacked lawmakers have vowed to reclaim their seats by seeking a judicial review of the decision against them.

They also stormed the Plateau State House of Assembly in January but their move was, however, resisted by the APC lawmakers who benefited from the court ruling.

Last week, the appellate court dismissed the suit by the lawmakers and fined them a combined N128 million for instituting a frivolous suit to waste the court’s time.

The affected ex-lawmakers have now been appointed by Governor Mutfwang and sworn in on Monday.

Despite the Appeal Court’s decision last week and their appointment as liaison officers, the PDP lawmakers said they are still pursuing their case, arguing that the court has not ruled on their case.