The Government of cross River State has been ordered to restrain from appointing Caretaker committee to run the affairs of 18 Local Government in the state by a high court in the state, News Punch has learnt reliably
The court presided over by the State Chief Judge Hon Justice Okoi Itam in Suit No Hc/7/2017 this morning issued an injunction restraining Governor Ben Ayade and the Cross River State Government from appointing Caretaker Committees to run the affairs of the 18 Local Government Councils.
The court also restrained the 18 Heads of Local Government Councils from performing any of the democratically elected Local Govt Councils in the said councils.
The court orders were made after hearing arguments by Chief Utum Eteng, Counsel to the Claimants, All Progressives Congress on the interpretation of section 7 (1) of the 1999 Constitution. The suit was filed sequel to the recent directive of Gov. Ayade that democratically elected chairmen should hand over to unelected HOLGA.
The State Chapter of the APC challenged the the directive in the High Court as unconstitutional.
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