President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, has ordered the relocation of the Ebonyi State election petition tribunal to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
This was made known on Wednesday by the Secretary of the Ebonyi State Election Petition Tribunal, Nyior Sekulla, in Abakaliki, the state capital.
According to Sekulla, the tribunal office at the Ebonyi state judiciary headquarters in Abakaliki has been shut down owing to the Appeal Court order.
“In compliance with the HPCA directives, the petitioners, counsel to parties and the general public are hereby informed via this medium that, the EPT sitting here in Abakaliki thereby ceases to operate in Abakaliki.
“Therefore, in compliance with the HPCA directives, the petitioners, Counsel to parties and general public is hereby informed via this medium that, the EPT sitting in Abakaliki thereby cease to operate in Ebonyi on April 26.
“Fillings of processes taking of proceedings among others, shall henceforth continue at Abuja. Our contact remains the same for further enquiries please,” TheCable quoted Sekulla as saying in a statement.