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HON. DELE ABIODUN V. THE HON. CHIEF JUDGE OF KWARA STATE & ORS

(2007) JELR 46624 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/IL/86/2006  •  12 Mar 2007  •  Nigeria

Coram
TIJJANI ABDULLAHI JCA; HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU JCA; IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE JCA;

Judgement

ABDULLAHI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): By originating summons filed by the claimant who is the appellant in this appeal the following questions were sought to be determined by the lower court as follows:

"1. Whether the suspension and continued suspension, prohibition and prevention of the claimant to perform his functions as the Executive Chairman of Ekiti Local Government Kwara State by the 2nd defendant is valid, lawful and constitutional.

2. Whether the Chief Judge of Kwara State can lawfully exercise his powers of appointing a panel of five (5) persons who shall investigate the allegation against the claimant as provided under section 28 of the Kwara State Local Government Law.

3. Whether the appointment, inauguration and proceedings of any panel of 5 persons to investigate allegations against the claimant under section 28 of the Kwara State Local Government Law is valid, the committee having been proposed, appointed, inaugurated more than 7 days mandatorily provideā€¦

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