The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has nullified the local government and councillorship elections conducted in July 2024, which produced the current council chairmen and councillors across the state.
Recall that, the Ebonyi State Independent National Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won all 13 chairmanship seats and all 171 ward councillorship positions in the local government elections held in July 2024 in Ebonyi State.
Justice Hillary Oshomah, who presided over the case, ruled that the elections failed to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, thereby rendering the entire exercise invalid.
In his judgement, Justice Oshomah declared the July 2024 local government and councillorship elections “null and void,” cancelling all outcomes and mandates arising from the poll.
The court stated that the process violated key constitutional requirements for free, fair, and credible elections.
