Court sacks Ebonyi LGA chairmen, councillors

The Federal High Court, Ebonyi, on Tuesday sacked the 13 local council chairmen and 171 councillors in the state.

Justice Hilary Oshomah, who delivered the judgement in a suit filed by Mr. Samuel Udeogu and others, declared the local council election held in the state in July 2024  as “unconstitutional”.

He held that the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) failed to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act.

The judge noted that the election did not conform to the provisions of the Electoral Act.

Oshomah, therefore, cancelled the elections and urged the EBSIEC and the state government to conduct further elections in line with the constitution.

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Udeogu’s counsel, Hamilton Ogbodo, in a chat with journalists after the ruling, expressed happiness with the verdict.

“So, in effect, the local government election that was conducted in July 2024 in the state is no more there; it has been cancelled by the court.

“If the second and third defendants want to do what the law says they should do, they should revert to the status quo and obey the court order.

“We are waiting for them because the time within which they can appeal this judgement is still running, and when it expires, we will know what to do.

“We expect them to obey the court order. The court has done exactly what the law says it should do because these things are in black and white,”  Ogbodo said.

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