The Ebonyi State Election Petition Tribunal has been ordered to move to the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, with immediate effect, by Monica Mensem, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeal.
On Wednesday, Nyior Henry Sekulla, the Secretary of the Tribunal, issued Mensem’s order in Abakaliki.
According to Sekulla, the Election Petition Tribunal office at the Ebonyi Judiciary Headquarters in Abakaliki closed down as a result of the order.
“The Hon. Justice Monica Dongban Mensem, President Court of Appeal – HPCA has directed the relocation of EPT sitting here to Abuja through the Deputy Chief Registrar, Election Petition Tribunal (EPT) Headquarters Abuja,” Sekulla added.
