Immediate past governor of plateau state and senator representing plateau south at the national assembly Sen. Simon lalong has appealed to his successor Caleb Mutfwang to urge the speaker the speaker plateau state House of assembly, Gabriel Dewan, to swear in the sixteen elected members which include 15 from APC and one Labour Party members who were declared winners by the Appeal Court.
Senator Simon lalong stated this in Jos at the church service of the state publicity secretary of the all progressives Congress APC in the state Slyvanus Namang said the current political stalemate in the state is occasioned by the non availability of a complete members in the state assembly saying how can only one member laying claim to been the only member in the state assembly
He called on the state governor Caleb Mutfwang who is the leader in the state to use his good office in uniting the people and allowing for democratic rule to take place in the state
He urged the speaker to swear in the new members without any delay “since the appellate court had reaffirmed them as the authentic winners of the election.”
The speaker in January said he would not swear in the new members until the court’s verdict on the suit filed by the sacked 16 PDP lawmakers.
However, the Appeal Court on Tuesday dismissed the suit and fined the sacked lawmakers N128 million for seeking review of its judgment.
The 16 PDP lawmakers have been aggrieved ever since they were axed by the appellate court in what was later considered an erroneous judgement based on the Supreme Court’s decision on similar matters.
However, their latest efforts to have the judgement reviewed yielded no fruit.
