The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Navy, Mr Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, has applauded the decision of the Court of Appeal, which declared Dr Nentawe Yilwada Goshwe as the duly elected Governor of Plateau State.

The lawmaker, in a terse statement, described the decision of the appellate court as the triumph of truth over lies.

Reiterating his confidence in the judiciary, he called on the teeming supporters of the party to avoid any act that could breach the peace in Plateau State.

According to him: “We have always indulged our teaming supporters to exercise restraint in their conducts, despite unwarranted provocation by our political opponents, who unleashed all weapons of propaganda and emotional blackmail in their arsenals to sway the pendulum of justice and curry public sympathy in their desperation to hold unto power.

“Our belief in the judiciary as the bastion of justice and the last hope of the common man has always been unwavering, and we hold the same in the highest esteem as we look forward to approaching the final phase of the legal tussle.

“While I call on all APC supporters to be magnanimous in victory and celebrate this milestone with all sense of modesty, it is my fervent prayer that our joys shall never be cut short by the evil machinations of our adversaries.

“I strongly believe the prosperity and serenity of Plateau State shall leap in bounds under the guidance of Dr Nentawe Yilwada Goshwe as the Executive Governor of the State. We shall continue to pray for the success of your administration.”

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja had sacked Governor Caleb Muftwang of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who had pollled 525,299 votes as against the 481,370, scored by Nentawe Goshwe, in the March 18 governorship election in the state.

Dissatisfied with the outcome, Nentawe Goshwe successfully challenged the victory of Mutfwang at the tribunal, claiming that the governor was not validly nominated and sponsored by his party in breach of the Electoral Act as amended.