{"id":104440,"date":"2023-04-26T12:32:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T11:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=104440"},"modified":"2023-04-26T12:32:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T11:32:28","slug":"breaking-appeal-court-cj-orders-immediate-relocation-of-ebonyi-election-petition-tribunal-to-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-appeal-court-cj-orders-immediate-relocation-of-ebonyi-election-petition-tribunal-to-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Appeal Court CJ Orders immediate Relocation Of Ebonyi Election Petition Tribunal to Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Ebonyi State Election Petition Tribunal has been directed to relocate to Federal Capital Territory Abuja with immediate effect.<\/div>\n<div>\nChief Judge of the Court of Appeal, Monica Mensem gave the directive.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of the Tribunal, Nyior Henry Sekulla announced this in Abakaliki on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>He said that following the directive the election petition Tribunal office at the Ebonyi State Judiciary Headquarters in Abakaliki has shut down.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, all processes relating to matters before the Tribunal will continue at Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe Honourable Justice Monica Dongban Mensem, President Court of Appeal \u2013 HPCA has through the Deputy Chief Registrar, Election Petition Tribunal (EPT) Headquarters Abuja, directed the relocation of EPT sitting here to FCT Abuja\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, in compliance with the HPCA directives, the petitioners, counsel to parties and general public is hereby informed via this medium that, the EPT sitting here in Abakaliki thereby cease to operate in Abakaliki as at 26-04-23; filings of processes, taking of proceedings etc. shall henceforth continue at Abuja\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ebonyi State Election Petition Tribunal has been directed to relocate to Federal Capital Territory Abuja with immediate effect. 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