Rivers State High Court declares 6-month local government chairmen tenure extension as null and void, unconstitutional.
Rivers State High Court declares 6-month tenure extension for local government chairmen as null and void, unconstitutional, and of no effect. The court ruled that Local Government Law No. 2 of 2024, which extended the chairmen's terms, was inconsistent with the 1999 constitution and Section 9 (1) of Rivers State Law No. 5 of 2018, which fixed a 3-year tenure for local government chairmen and councillors.
May 21, 2024
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