A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday, declared the tenure extension of Local Government Areas Chairmen in Rivers State as illegal.
It should be recalled that the pro-Wike House of Assembly had passed a law extending the tenure of the 23 local government Chairmen by six months.
The Court presided over by Justice D.G. Kio ruled, in suit number PHC/1320/CS/2024, that the extension was invalid in law, adding that the lawful tenure of LG Chairmen and Councillors remained three years as stipulated by the 2018 law.
The tenure of the current local government Chairmen in Rivers State expires June 17, 2024.
