If the tenure of the elected LG chairman is extended, it is the
people’s mandate that is extended – Supreme Court
– said “What is good for the States is good for the Local Government Councils”
Dez Mayorz News.
The Supreme Court of Nigeria in its judgment on case no: SC/CV/343/2024 has clarified that the State House of Assembly has the power to legally extend the tenure of “elected” Local Government Councils in a situation where elections can’t hold at the expiration of the tenure of elected Council officials.
In the judgment on Friday, the Supreme Court said the mandate given to an elected local government
council is the mandate of the electorate of that local
government area and if the tenure is extended, it is the
people’s mandate that is extended.
Frown that some States do not even bother about
conducting elections into local government councils as
required by the relevant laws of their Houses of Assembly.
