ITA GEORGE MBABA, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): By originating summons filed on 3/8/12, in Suit No. HOW/499/2012, in High Court Imo State, Appellants sought the Lower Court's determination of whether having regard to Section 7(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Section 23(1) of the Local Government Administration Law No. 15 of 2000, as well as the Notice of Local Government Elections dated 25/2/2010 and the Guidelines thereof, the Local Government Administration (Amendment Law) No. 15 of 2009, (a retroactive law) was applicable to the tenure of the Appellants as Chairmen of the Local Government Councils in Imo State. They also sought another determination whether, having regard to Section 7(1) of the said Constitution, and the Judgment of this Court (Court of Appeal) delivered on 5/07/2012 in appeal No. CA/OW/215/2011, which declared the 1st Respondent's dissolution of Local Government Councils on the 6/6/11 as unconstitutional, nu…
ONUEGBU & ORS
V.
GOVERNOR OF IMO STATE & ORS
(2015) JELR 40391 (CA)
Court of Appeal 20 Nov 2015 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The appellants sought a determination of whether a retroactive law was applicable to their tenure as chairmen of local government councils. - They also sought a determination of whether the period they were illegally removed from office s
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/OW/229/2012
Judges:IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
ITA GEORGE MBABA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Ngozi Olehi Esq For Appellant
1st Respondent: Princess F. Aofolaju2nd Respondent: S. E. Ibeacheme Esq3rd Respondent: 4th Respondent: Eddu Ndubuisi Esq For Respondent
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