Benue: Commissioner for Justice hails Appeal Court over  LG Election Judgement

From Attah Ede, Makurdi 

The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, in Benue State, Fidelis Mnyim, has hailed the judgment delivered by the State Local Government Election Petitions Appeal Tribunal.

The tribunal had a few days ago upheld the victory of the chairman and councilor elected last October.

Reacting to the judgement, Mnyim applauded the tribunal judges for the  rulings on the various appeals heard by the tribunal sitting in Abuja.

The AG  said that the decisions affirmed the Benue Judiciary’s commitment to upholding the law, regardless of political affiliations.

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“These petitions were unique, given that 98% of the petitioners were members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“The crux of their petitions was that they were nominated by the Austin Agada-led faction of the APC to contest the local government chairmanship and councillorship elections.”

“The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) did not screen the said aspirants because the Benjamin Omale-led APC faction remains the only one recognised by the party’s National Working Committee in the state.