No fewer than five incumbent state governors have arrived at the Supreme Court in anticipation of the impending judgments in their respective legal disputes.
The governors, Abba Kabir Yusuf, Bala Mohammed, Caleb Mutfwang, Dauda Lawal and Francis Nwifuru, are awaiting the apex court’s decisions for Kano, Bauchi, Plateau, Zamfara and Ebonyi states, respectively .
Simon Lalong, a former governor of Plateau State and current senator, is also present in the courtroom, awaiting the decisive verdict.
As expected, the governors arrived with an entourage of supporters, who were promptly ushered out after accompanying their leaders into the courtroom.
At the time of this report, the courtroom is filled with lawyers, journalists, and accredited leaders of political parties. The arrival of the Justices into the courtroom is eagerly awaited for the delivery of judgments.
The states where the governors are poised to discover their fates, determining whether they will remain in office or face removal, include Kano, Plateau, Bauchi, Cross River, Abia, Zamfara, Cross River, and Ebonyi.
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