Monica Dongban-Mensem, the President of the Court of Appeal, has issued a new directive that will impact petitions related to the 2023 election disputes.
In an effort to streamline the handling of election cases, the Appeal Court has decided to transfer all pending election cases to the Abuja and Lagos divisions.
Furthermore, the court has instructed that all appeals arising from election petition cases across the nation should also be moved to the Abuja and Lagos divisions for a more efficient and consistent handling of such cases.
As reported by newsmen, the order affects the gubernatorial, national and state assembly elections, which are held between February 25, and March 18, 2023.
By this order of Dongban-Mensem, only two of the 20 divisions of the court would determine all appellate cases arising from the judgements of the elections petition tribunals throughout the country, Leadership report added.
Following the action, the Abuja division will handle appeals from 19 northern states while 17 southern states’ cases will be heard in Lagos. The directive was issued following allegations and petitions against state tribunal judges.
