Plateau Gov’ship Poll: Yusuf Gagdi Under Fire For Bragging APC Will Influence Supreme Court’s Judgement

Plateau Gov’ship Poll: Yusuf Gagdi under fire for bragging APC will influence Supreme Court’s judgement

By Yunus Mohammed

Yusuf Gagdi the member House of Representative has come under attack for bragging that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, will influence the decision of the Supreme Court on the petition challenging the outcome of the governorship election in the state.

In a video trending on the social media, Mr Gagdi was heard boasting at a rally in the state on Sunday about the APC’s ability to sway victory at the Supreme Court.

The Court of Appeal, on Sunday, sacked Governor Caleb Mutfwang, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared the APC candidate, Nentawe Goshwe, as the winner of the 18 March governorship election in the state.

The court had overturned the judgement of the state Governorship Election Tribunal last month which affirmed Mr Mutfwang’s victory in the election.

Mr Mutfwang, who described the Court of Appeal judgement as a temporary setback, has since said he would appeal it at the Supreme Court.

The Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Umar Damagun, has also called for the review of the conflicting judgement, alleging that it was biased.

Mr Gagdi, the lawmaker representing Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke federal constituency of Plateau State on the platform of the APC, said the outcome of the governorship election at the Supreme Court will be based on who both parties know.

“We have gone to the Appeal Court and the final destination is the Supreme Court and we will meet there. That is where we will know who they know and they will know who we know”, he said in the 18-seconds video clip.

While the lawmaker spoke, some people could be heard in the background hailing him over the statement.

Mr Gagdi, a former deputy speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, is a two-time member of the House of Representatives.

He had aspired to be the speaker of the current 10th House of Representatives but withdrew alongside others two days to the election to support Abbas Tajudeen, who later emerged victorious.

Mr Gagdi headed the House ad hoc committee investigating job racketeering in government parastatals but which allegedly extorted money from the heads of federal ministries, departments and agencies.