Tight security has been put in place around the premises of the Court of Appeal in Abuja as the court is set to rule on the winner of the Nasarawa State governorship election legal battle.
All roads leading to the Court of Appeal were blocked by heavily armed security personnel from the Nigeria Police Force, State Department, DSS and Civil Defense Forces.
Both private and commercial vehicles plying the Federal Secretariat road to various destinations were diverted to other routes and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) personnel were working to curb the heavy traffic jams caused by the road blockade. He is engaged in a hectic battle for this purpose.
The security measures were put in place by court administrators to avoid possible violations of the law after the verdict, Daily Post summarized.
As of this report, court staff, lawyers, litigants, and newspaper reporters all undergo thorough searches at the main gate before being allowed onto court premises.
Several journalists were authorized to cover the verdict, but only five of them were allowed into the courtroom due to court officials citing a lack of adequate seating and crowd control.
Our correspondent reported that only a few accredited political party officials and their supporters who arrived at the courthouse at 8am were allowed to enter the court premises, while several others were escorted further away by armed riot police. was observed to be limited.
A fierce legal battle is taking place between incumbent governor Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his opponent David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal invalidated Governor Sule’s election by a 2-1 majority on the grounds that he did not receive a majority of legal votes cast during the March 18 gubernatorial election. It will be remembered.
The court declared former MP Ombugadu the legitimate winner of the election.
Meanwhile, the judges are awaiting their verdict.
Source: dailypost.ng