26th April, 2023
By Christian Ogbonna
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has directed that the Ebonyi Election Petitions Tribunal be relocated to Abuja immediately.
The tribunal Secretary, Nyior Sekulla announced this in Abakaliki on Wednesday.
He said following the directive, the tribunal office at the Ebonyi Judiciary Headquarters in Abakaliki has been shut down.
According to him, all processes relating to matters before the tribunal would continue at Abuja.
“Therefore, in compliance with the HPCA directives, the petitioners, Counsel to parties and general public are hereby informed via this medium that, the EPT sitting in Abakaliki thereby ceases to operate in Ebonyi on April 26.
“Filings of processes, taking of proceedings among others, shall henceforth continue at Abuja. Our contact remains same for further enquiries please,” the statement read. (NAN)