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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Ebonyi State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) on Friday expressed concern over the recent relocation of the state Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) to Abuja.<\/p>\n

Recall that the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, on Wednesday directed the tribunal to relocate to Abuja immediately.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the development, State Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Godwin Jioke, said that the shutdown of the court in Ebonyi was worrisome to his party.<\/p>\n

According to him, the party is not comfortable with Dongban-Mensem\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe aren\u2019t comfortable with the cessation of operation and decision of moving the EPT sitting to Abuja,\u201d Jioke told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision has to be reconsidered and allow matters to be handled in the state where elections took place.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Ebonyi State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) on Friday expressed concern over the recent relocation of the state Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) to Abuja. Recall that the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, on Wednesday directed the tribunal to relocate to Abuja immediately. 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