Niger LG Chairman Sues State Govt over Tenure Cut, Seeks to Halt Nov 1 Elections

Niger LG chairman sues state govt over tenure cut, seeks to halt Nov 1 elections

The Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State, Alhaji Aminu Yakubu-Ladan, has sued the state government to court over what he described as an unlawful attempt to shorten the tenure of elected local government officials. He has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging the Niger State Local Government Law, 2001. This reduces the tenure of local council chairmen and councillors from four years to three. Th…

LG chairman sues Niger govt over alleged tenure reduction - Flying Eze

The Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State, Alhaji Aminu Yakubu-Ladan, has sued the state government over the alleged reduction of the... #news, #nigergovt, #flyingeze

Niger LG Chairman Sues State Govt Over Alleged Tenure Reduction, Seeks To Halt Nov. 1 Council Polls - TheNigeriaLawyer

The Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area in Niger State, Alhaji Aminu Yakubu-Ladan, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the alleged reduction of tenure for elected local government chairmen and councillors across the state. In the suit, Yakubu-Ladan is seeking an order restraining the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) and other defendants from conducting the local government elections schedul…

LG Chairman Sues Niger Govt. Over Alleged Tenure Reduction - News Agency Of Nigeria

LG chairman sues Niger Govt. over alleged tenure reduction 41 total views todayBy Taiye Agbaje Alhaji Aminu Yakubu-Ladan, the Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger, has sued the state government over alleged reduction of tenure of local government chairmen and councillors.   Yakubu-Ladan, in the suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, sought an order restraining the Niger State […] News Agency of Nigeria