A Legal practitioner, Obiekwe Chiedozie Nwakor has asked an Abia State High Court sitting in Umuahia to nullify the appointment of the 17 Transition Chairmen and their Deputies for alleged breach of the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.
Barr. Obiekwe Nwakor, in his petition which was commenced via originating summon, has the Abia State governor, the Government of Abia State and the Attorney-General of the state as 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively, while he is the sole plaintiff.
The suit with reference number Hu/512/ 2023, dated 6th, December; showed that Barr. Nwokor’s grouse as a citizen and resident of the state is the governor’s alleged flagrant disregard of Section 7 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended 1999.
In support of his claim, the legal practitioner cited Supreme Court judgments on Eze vs Governor of Abia State (2014) 14 NWLR (pt 1426) 192 (2014) 5-7 SC 171 And Gov. Ekiti vs Olubunmo (2017) 3 NWLR (pt 1551).
He is praying the court to declare that the appointment of Caretaker/ Transition Committee Chairmen and their Deputies or whatever nomenclature it was used for the 17 local government areas of Abia State by the 1st defendant (Otti) instead of democratically elected local government councils by the 1st defendant (Otti) is undemocratic, illegal, unconstitutional unlawful, null and void.
He is also praying for an order restraining the governor or any person so appointed from being recognised or parade themselves as mayors and deputy mayors.
He equally wants an order of court mandating the 1st defendant (Otti) to, with immediate effect, conduct a democratic election in the 17 local government areas or pay the sum of One Hundred Million Maira (N100,000,000.00) as general damages.
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