Uzodinma suspends Imo council polls, set to appoint interim committees

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has cancelled the State Local Council polls, earlier scheduled to clasp connected September, 26, crossed the 27 LGAs successful the state, adjacent arsenic helium is acceptable to name Caretaker Committees to tally the affairs of the Councils.

The cancellation of the predetermination followed the caller amendment of Local Government Laws by the State House of Assembly, which empowered the Governor to name an Interim Management Committee, IMC.

The person of the House, Kanayo Onyemaechi, said the projected amendment was intended to forestall a vacuum successful the Local Council medication aft the expiration of the tenure of the existent leaderships by September 30.

Onyemaechi added that the projected Interim statement could past for the play of six months earlier different electoral workout successful the Council Areas.

Earlier, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, successful the authorities had filed a suit astatine the High Court successful Owerri, challenging the projected LGA polls arsenic scheduled by the State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC.

Reacting to the development, a ineligible practitioner, Patrick Obiajunwa condemned the determination to name the Caretaker Committees for the moving of Council administrations.

He cited the Supreme Court judgement of July 11, 2024, betwixt the Attorney General of the Feder...