- Voids July 2024 polls
The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has nullified the local government and councillorship elections conducted in July, 2024, which produced the current council chairmen and councilors in the State.
The court presided by Justice Hillary Oshomah held the elections did not conform to the provisions of the Electoral Act.
It, thus, voided and cancelled the local government and councillorship elections.
The court further asked the Ebonyi State Independent National Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) and the State government – the 2nd and 3rd respondents in the matter – not to conduct further local government and councillorship elections in the State except in line with the provisions of the Constitution.
The court, which granted most of the reliefs by counsels to the 1st plaintiff, Hamilton Ogbodo and 2nd plaintiff, Mudi Erhenede, granted consequential order on the matter.
Hamilton Ogbodo, counsel to 1st plaintiff, Samuel Udeogu hailed the judgment.