The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has directed that all appeals arising from election petition cases across the country be transferred to the Abuja and Lagos divisions.The order affects Governorship, National and States Assemblies’ Elections, which held between February and March 2023.
Sources at the Court of Appeal said the Abuja division will handle appeals from 19 northern states while 17 southern states’ cases would be heard in Lagos.Advertisement The aggrieved parties also expressed concerns that they may suffer the same fate if the appeals are to be determined in the various states.
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