So far, the Supreme Court has considered a total of 13 gubernatorial appeals, with a total of 10 being settled.
Hyacinth Alia of Benue, Alex Otti of Abia, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi are among the ten state governors whose fates have been determined.
Cross River Governor Bassey Otu, Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, Kano State Governor Abba Yusuff, Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno, and Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang are among the others.
The destiny of Adamawa State Governor Ahamadu Fintiri remains unknown, while the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Aishatu Dahiru, await the outcome of their appeal contesting his election win.
The Social Democratic Party and its candidate, Umar Ardo, on the other hand, had their appeal against Fintiri’s election denied.
In addition, the appeal filed by the PDP and its candidate in Ogun, Laidi Adebutu, against Governor Dapo Abiodun has been heard; however, a decision has yet to be issued.
The same is true of the appeals filed by Ken Pella of the Labour Party and Ovie Omo-Agege of the APC disputing Sheriff Oborevwori’s election as Delta State governor.
So date, no governor has been dismissed from office as a result of the decisions.
On March 18, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission held gubernatorial elections in 28 states.
Governorship candidates in Kwara, Niger, Yobe, and Katsina States, according to the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, did not dispute the election results in court.
This implies that the destiny of 14 more governors will be decided by the Supreme Court, and the judgment will be definitive.
The Supreme Court has not considered appeals from Rivers, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Sokoto, Enugu, Gombe, Kebbi, or Taraba states, among others.
