Plateau court restores four-year term for elected local government officials
ThePlateau StateHigh Court in Jos has struck down the two-year tenure of elected local government chairpersons in the state, ruling that it violates the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Delivering judgment on Friday, the Chief Judge of Plateau State, David Mann, held that the two-year tenure provided...
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