Court of Appeals judgments: Governor Mutfwang seeks calm amid protests against sacking of PDP lawmakers

Governor Caleb Mutfwang has urged calm among the populace in the wake of the demonstration that followed the recent rulings by the Court of Appeal located in Abuja invalidating the mandates of certain PDP National Assembly members from Plateau State.

The governor urged people to maintain their composure on Wednesday despite acknowledging the public’s deep unhappiness with the court’s decisions.
Recall that thousands of young people from all 17 LGAs peacefully marched through Jos’ streets, carrying placards protesting recent Court of Appeal rulings that removed six PDP members from the National Assembly and mandated a repeat vote in the Plateau North Senatorial Zone within ninety days.

Others had their certificates of return revoked and given to APC and Labour Party candidates instead.

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Mutfwang highlighted that it is normal to feel “distressed and devastated” when there is a sense that their will has been abridged in a press statement that was made accessible to media in Jos, the state capital, by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr. Gyang Bere.

Even if the verdicts haven’t turned out as many had hoped, the governor pleaded with the populace not to overreact to the law.

He said, “I’ve been informed that individuals who identify as both partisan and non-partisan took part in the demonstration.

“I beg for serenity. I implore the people of Plateau State to refrain from taking any actions that could jeopardize the relative tranquility we currently enjoy. “Let us prevent the disillusionment from turning into a collapse of law and order,” he warned.

The governor gave the populace assurances that justice will be served for the state’s population while expressing everlasting faith in the judiciary.

He urged the populace to have faith in the legal system and to remain upbeat in the face of the current difficulties.

The governor added that he had been informed that certain security guards had been abusing helpless people.

He did, however, appreciate the important role that different security professionals play in maintaining the state’s calm and asked them to use tact when managing nonviolent protestors.

Mutfwang asked everyone to put their faith and reliance in God Almighty, the ultimate judge who rules the universe, rather than in vandalism, especially in the case of PDP supporters.

He restated the fact that triumph is guaranteed as long as God is seated on the throne.

The governor encouraged the populace to take comfort in the idea that God is constantly “watchful and active,” rather than giving in to hopelessness.