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ANAMBRA CHIEF JUDGE ORDERS ANSIEC TO CONDUCT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS
ANAMBRA CHIEF JUDGE ORDERS ANSIEC TO CONDUCT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS
www.odogwublog.com reports that an Awka High Court presided over by Anambra State Chief
Judge, Hon. Justice Peter Umeadi, has ordered the Anambra State
Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) to conduct local government
elections in the state within 90 days.
Justice Umeadi made the order on Thursday 18th May 2017, in
his judgment on a suit brought by the All Progressives Congress (APC)
and its 21 chairmanship candidates, challenging the constitution of
caretaker committees to run the affairs of the 21 local government areas
in the state.
In the suit titled: A/182/2016: APC &others vs. ANSIEC
and others, APC and its 21 LG chairmanship candidates, representing all
the councils asked the court to declare that the constitution of
caretaker committee is illegal.
The respondents in the suit were ANSIEC, its chairman, the
Attorney General of Anambra State, Governor Willie Obiano, the Chairman
of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the Anambra State House of
Assembly and the Speaker.
In his judgment, Hon. Justice Umeadi declared that the
appointment of Transition Committees at the expiration of tenure of last
democratically elected chairmen, as illegal, unconstitutional, null and
void.
He stated that the wrongful appointment of former local
government chairmen, upon the expiration of their tenure, was unlawful
as the law allows for such appointments only during emergency situation.
According to justice Umeadi, "It is hereby declared that the appointment of 9th-29th defendants as chairmen Transition Committee, at the expiration of their tenure as chairmen of elected council on 12-01-2016, by the the 4th defendant in the absence of an emergency or such like situation is wrongful, unconstitutional, illegal, null and void, and of no effect."
According to justice Umeadi, "It is hereby declared that the appointment of 9th-29th defendants as chairmen Transition Committee, at the expiration of their tenure as chairmen of elected council on 12-01-2016, by the the 4th defendant in the absence of an emergency or such like situation is wrongful, unconstitutional, illegal, null and void, and of no effect."
The court therefore ordered Anambra State Independent
Elector Commission ANSIEC to conduct election into the 21 local
government councils within 90 days, from the date of the judgement,
inline with section 64(1) of the local government law of Anambra
State(as amended).
ANAMBRA CHIEF JUDGE ORDERS ANSIEC TO CONDUCT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS
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