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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, has ordered the relocation of the Benue LG Election Petition Tribunal and Appeals to Abuja following a suit by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and others.<\/p>\n

Daily Post gathered that Benue State APC Chairman, Augustine Agada, Publicity Secretary, Daniel Ihomun, and the party itself had, through their counsel, Anderson Asemota, filed a motion ex parte dated March 11, 2025, before Justice M.M. Adamu for the relocation of the tribunal to Abuja.<\/p>\n

The defendants are the Chairmen of the Benue State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal, Zones A, B, and C\u2014Justices Ityouyimen, D.E. Igoh, and M.M. Odinya, respectively\u2014along with 15 others.<\/p>\n

The sitting of the tribunal had earlier been relocated to NBA House, Abuja, from Makurdi by the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Maurice Ikpembese, over security concerns.<\/p>\n

The sitting of the tribunal that was to hold in Makurdi was truncated following a restraining order of the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, stopping the relocation of the tribunal to Makurdi.<\/p>\n

However, the APC approached the FCT High Court in Abuja with a prayer that the panel be relocated to Abuja as earlier ordered by the Benue Chief Judge.<\/p>\n

Justice Adamu granted the relief sought and ordered the tribunal to continue conducting its sittings at the NBA House in Abuja.<\/p>\n

The court also restrained the tribunal from sitting in Benue State.<\/p>\n

The case was adjourned to April 29, 2025, for the hearing of the Motion on Notice.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. A Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, has ordered the relocation of the Benue LG Election Petition Tribunal and Appeals to Abuja following a suit by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and others. 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