Court Reinstates Removed Rivers LG Chairmen

A National Industrial Court in Yenagoa has ordered the immediate reinstatement of the 22 elected Chairmen in Rivers state who were recently removed by the court.


According to  DAILY POST, The Court also ordered the Inspector General of Police to enforce the directive with immediate effect after a Federal High court in Port Harcourt presided over by Justice Lambo Akanbi had set aside the Local government election that ushered in the 22 Chairmen.
The 22 Local government Chairmen under the auspices of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON had approached the National Industrial court to obtain an order restraining the Rivers state government “and its agents from dissolving” them.