This Supreme Court ruling has finally buried the powers of Governors and state Assemblies

The Supreme Court of Nigeria 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 councilors henchforth.

Supreme Court of Nigeria

Supreme Court of Nigeria

Other areas of the ruling that took place yesterday 11th Dec 2019 includes:

1. No state Governor will henceforth have the powers 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 under a process of sacking elected local government chairmen is NULLED and VOID

3. That only the legislative arm of the local government Council is empowered with residual constitutional backing to sack council chairmen only on areas found wanting to gross misconduct to rules guiding public servants as it’s done to the president and Governors of states.

4. 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 the 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 Fayemi Fayose of Ekiti state.

Justice Olubolade Joe’s 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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