The supreme court has reaffirmed its verdict that disqualified the governorship and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, during 2019 election in Zamfara.
The reaffirmation is consequent upon the dismissal of an application filed by the party seeking a review of the judgment that sacked all its candidates due to the internal wrangling and crisis that bedeviled Zamfara chapter of the party in the build up the election.
Inyang Okoro, who read the decision of the five-man panel of justices, said order eight rule 16 prohibits the court from reviewing its own decision.
“The supreme court has no jurisdiction to sit over the appeal of its decision. The finality of the judgment of the supreme court is sealed,” he said.
“This application is a gross abuse of the process of this court. It violates the rules of this court.”
However, Chima Nweze, one of the justices, delivered a dissenting judgment.
Nweze said: “I take the view that the court should allow the review of the consequential order.”
”This court has the powers to overrule itself when in error. I hereby enter an order setting aside the consequential order.”
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