Nigerian court orders governor to maintain status quo on suspended local government officials.

In Edo State, Nigeria, two local government chairmen and their deputies were impeached by their councils over allegations of misconduct. The impeachments were challenged in court, where a Federal High Court ordered the governor and state assembly to maintain the status quo regarding the suspensions of 18 local government chairmen, pending a hearing. The court's decision was based on a previous Supreme Court ruling that governors cannot suspend elected local government officials.

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