[News] Appeal Court orders relocation of Ebonyi Election Petition Tribunal to Abuja

Secretary of the Ebonyi State Election Petition Tribunal, Nyior Henry Sekulla, on Wednesday, April 26, announced that the Tribunal has been directed to relocate to Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with immediate effect.

 

Chief Judge of the Court of Appeal, Monica Mensem gave the directive. Sekulla said the Ebonyi State Judiciary Headquarters in Abakaliki has been shut down following the directive.  All processes relating to matters before the Tribunal will continue at Abuja.

 

Sekulla said;

 

“The Honourable Justice Monica Dongban Mensem, President Court of Appeal – HPCA has through the Deputy Chief Registrar, Election Petition Tribunal (EPT) Headquarters Abuja, directed the relocation of EPT sitting here to FCT Abuja.

 

“Therefore, in compliance with the HPCA directives, the petitioners, counsel to parties and general public is hereby informed via this medium that, the EPT sitting here in Abakaliki thereby cease to operate in Abakaliki as at 26-04-23; filings of processes, taking of proceedings etc. shall henceforth continue at Abuja”.

 

No reason was given for the relocation. Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal and that of one other state are also affected by the development.