A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has ordered that the suit challenging the legality of the 35 new Local Council Development Areas created by Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi be transferred to the State High Court, Ibadan, to assume a proper jurisdiction on the matter in the interest of justice.
The order of the transfer was issued on Wednesday at the resumed sitting of the court presided over by Justice P.I Ajoku of Court 1, while delivering a ruling on an application made to the court by counsel for the plaintiffs in the matter Kolawole Adegoke and Ebunoluwa Oyekunle.
Some residents of local government areas in Ibadan, Bolarinwa Olubodun, Johnson Aderemi and Busayo Adeniran, on May 10, 2018 filed an action at the Federal High Court, Ibadan.
With suit number FHC/IB/CS/67/2018, they are praying the court to declare the new LCDAs as illegal, null, void and of no effect.
They are also asking the court to order the Oyo State Government, Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission and other relevant agencies of the government not to recognise the LCDAs as tiers of government for failure to comply with the provisions of sections 7, 8, 9 and 162 of the 1999 Constitution.
The order of the transfer was issued on Wednesday at the resumed sitting of the court presided over by Justice P.I Ajoku of Court 1, while delivering a ruling on an application made to the court by counsel for the plaintiffs in the matter Kolawole Adegoke and Ebunoluwa Oyekunle.
Some residents of local government areas in Ibadan, Bolarinwa Olubodun, Johnson Aderemi and Busayo Adeniran, on May 10, 2018 filed an action at the Federal High Court, Ibadan.
With suit number FHC/IB/CS/67/2018, they are praying the court to declare the new LCDAs as illegal, null, void and of no effect.
They are also asking the court to order the Oyo State Government, Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission and other relevant agencies of the government not to recognise the LCDAs as tiers of government for failure to comply with the provisions of sections 7, 8, 9 and 162 of the 1999 Constitution.
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