The Supreme Court of Nigeria has nullified
the power of State Governors to sack elected Local Government Chairmen.
The Apex Court also stopped the state Houses
of Assembly from empowering the Governors to replace the sacked Chairmen with
interim administrators.
The Supreme Court, in a five man panel headed
by Justice Olubolade Joe in a unanimous judgement finally put to rest as it
barred State governors from having the power to sack elected local government
chairmen and Councillors henceforth.
Other areas of the ruling that took place
yesterday 11th December, 2019 includes:
1. No state Governor will henceforth have the
power to sack duly elected Local Government Chairmen and the appointment of
caretaker chairmen is also barred.
2.
The act giving legislative powers to state Assembly members to undergo a
process by sacking elected local government chairmen is NULL and VOID.
3. That a copy of the judgement should be
served to all 36 state Houses of Assembly and the Minister of FCT on or before
the 30th December 2019.
This judgement is sequel to an appeal filed
by the 16 Ekiti State LGA Chairmen who were elected during Gov Fayose Ayodele and
were sacked by the incumbent governor, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state.
Justice Olubolade Joe five man panel of the
Supreme Court finally buried the powers of state Assemblies and Governors from
sacking duly elected Local Government Chairmen .
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