No tenure elongation for Rivers LG Chairmen – Appeal Court strikes out suit
APPEAL COURT STRIKES OUT CASE ON LG TENURE ELONGATION
Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt division on Monday struck out the appeal on the following matters for lack of merit.
1. CA/PH/137M/2024
HON. ENYIADA CLIFFORD COOKEY-GAM (EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OPOBO/NKORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA & 6 ORS VS GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE & ORS
2. CA/PH/145M/2024
HON. ENYIADA CLIFFORD COOKEY-GAM (EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OPOBO/NKORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA & 6 ORS VS GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE & ORS
By the verdict of the court former LGA Chairmen Lalaam…😃
THE POLICE CAN NOW VACATE THE LGA COUNCIL SECRETARIACT FOR PROPER TAKEOVER BY C.T.C CHAIRMEN.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed appeals filed by Cookey-Gam & Ors on the elongation of their tenures as Local Government Chairmen in Rivers State.
The tenures of the LG Chairmen have been a subject of controversy following an amendment by the Rivers State Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule for the extension of their tenures. This has been a follow-up to the crisis involving Governor Sim Fubara and his erstwhile mentor, Ezenwo Wike.
However, a High Court sitting in Rivers State had struck out the amendment seeking extension as been contrary to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.
The panel of the Appeal Court today upheld the decision of the High Court, refused the extension of the tenures of the Chairmen whose positions expired in June and dismissed the case for being unmeritorious.
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