Former President of the Nigerian Senate and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ameh Ebute, has affirmed that the removal of the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, by the resolution of the Benue State House of Assembly, remains valid. He insisted that Justice Ikpambese no longer has the legal authority […] The post Benue Chief’s removal stands, relocation of tribunal to Abuja illegal – Ameh Ebute appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.
Senator Ameh Ebute maintains that the removal of Benue Chief Judge Justice Maurice Ikpambese is valid and that Ikpambese's relocation of the Local Government Election Petition Tribunal to Abuja is illegal and unprecedented. Ebute highlights the Tribunal's multiple relocations and asserts that local government matters are state affairs, thus the Tribunal cannot sit outside Benue. He suspects the Abuja relocation is for manipulation, citing the location's non-recognition as a court and emphasizing the need for local support. He urges authorities to return the Tribunal to Makurdi for timely conclusion, asserting there's no legal basis for the relocation.
