The Federal Capital Territory High Court (FCT) directed the Benue State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal to hold a convening in Abuja to resolve and resolve all petitions originating from local government elections held on October 5, 2024.
Naija News Understand that this decision was caused by security issues in the state of Benu.
The Local Government Appeal Tribunal has been authorized to continue the lawsuit in the House of Representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja, involving controversial elections.
Justice MM Adamu issued this order when he ruled that the former party application submitted by all Progressive Congress factions (APC) in Benu State.
lawyer Anderson Asemota Applications were filed on behalf of the applicant, including Augustine Agada (Chairman), Daniel Ihonmu (Propaganda Secretary) and APC.
The former party application also includes other respondents such as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), the Federal Attorney General (AGF), the NBA President, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Nigerian Police (NPF).
Judge Adamu bans the chairman in ruling court In three areas where Benue moved from relocation to Makurdi, election-related cases were heard.
He further prohibited the appeals court from transferring its lawsuit from Abuja to the capital of Benue State with the aim of ruling any appeals regarding the elections of the Council.
Justice Adam directed the police and Nigerian police to ensure the safety of the court during the meeting in Abuja.
Daily Post obtained by the Court Registration Order Part Read: “Heard the claimant/applicant’s attorney Anderson U. Asemota in the motion of March 11, 2025 and submitted on March 12, 2025, and prayed to the following in affidavit of paragraph 17:
Order temporary guidance, compulsors to force or force defendants to continue seats and hold lawsuits in the Benue State Local Government Election Tribunal and appeal to Benue State Appeal Tribunal in the NBA House of Representatives in Abuja, with the aim of hearing and determining Benue’s application, demanding a hearing and determining an appeal or applying Benue’s application. Use this application at the same time.
“The order of the interim injunction restricts the relocation of the local government election court of the Benue State, Benue and Benue State appeals courts or any other locations in NBA housing, Abuja or any other location, or in federal capital territory, to the purpose of Benue to the local purpose, to the purpose of Benue to the local purpose, to the purpose of Benue to the Benue, to the purpose of Benue to the destination of Benue, to the purpose of Benue, to the purpose of Benue, to the purpose of Benue, to the purpose of Benue, to the purpose of Benue, to the purpose of Benue, On October 5, 2024, a hearing and determination of the notice submitted simultaneously in this application.
“AN ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT directing or mandating the 16th to 17th Defendants, whether directly by themselves or indirectly through their officers, agents, principals, representatives, attorneys, or any persons acting under their instructions or control, to provide security cover to the 1st–11th Defendants aimed at facilitating the sitting of the Benue State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal and the Benue State Appeal Tribunal within the geographic territory of the FCT, before the notification hearing and determination of the motion.
“And for an order or order that this Court may be suitable in this case.”
“They can’t return to Egypt”
Asemota responded to the court’s ruling: “The order we were basically given is that the court has the right to continue the proceedings in Abuja and the court directed them to continue the proceedings here.
“The court also directed that relocation should not be done because the remaining time is less than 20 days. Also, there is a serious insecurity where they come from.
“So they cannot go back to ‘Egypt’ (Benue) because if they return to Egypt (Benue), we are going to say that if they return, there is no way to draw conclusions.
“The rights guaranteed by the petitioner (the person who brings the petitioner to the court) will be completely violated.
“This is a constitutional guaranteed right. Therefore, courts, judges, panelists cannot hold lawsuits outside Abuja.
“As a nation’s petitioner has its rights, Article 36 of the Constitution guarantees their rights. If you participate in a poll and you are not satisfied, it is part of democracy. This is the essence of the rule of law theory, proposed by Professor Av Dicey.
“The court has begun galvanizing and electroplating the constitutional provisions, saying that the court’s procedures are sometimes. This is not like other situations where you always conduct a lawsuit.
“They have 180 days. This is given the 180 days, and the court decided to say that the court has the power to continue litigation in Abuja and to draw conclusions within the time permitted.
“By next month or so, 180 days will be fully expiring. So that’s what my Lord’s order is–trying to save the situation.
“To ensure that no petitioner is rejected by the constitutional guaranteed rights. In short, that’s the problem.”
