Lagos Chief Judge Inaugurates LG Election Appeal Tribunal
Lagos State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Opeyemi Oke, last week, inaugurated the Election Appeal Tribunal to hear and determine appeals from the Local Government Election Tribunal.
Speaking during the ceremony, Justice Oke stated that the inauguration of the Appeal Tribunal, is important for the completion of the Electoral process in respect of the Local Government Election held in Lagos State on Saturday, July 22 2017.
Members of the Appeal Tribunal are Hon. Justice Grace Onyeabo (Chairman), Hon. Justice Iyabo Kasali, Hon. Justice Surajudeen Onigbanjo, Hon. Justice Owolabi Dabiri and Hon. Justice Kudirat Jose.
While describing members of the Committee as men and women of proven integrity with vast knowledge in relevant laws, the Chief Judge stated that the oaths taken by them remain their guide, and charged them to see their new task as a call to service
The Registry of the Appeal Tribunal, which has commenced sitting, is at the Fast Track Registry, High Court, Igbosere, Lagos.
Meanwhile, the Appeal Tribunal said it has received 22 appeals from parties at the just concluded Election Petition Tribunal.
The Chairperson of the Local Government Election Appeal Tribunal, Justice G.M. Onyeabo, stated this at the Tribunal's inaugural sitting, last Wednesday.
Justice Onyeabo, said that the Tribunal will hear and determine the appeals in 21 days.
"Accordingly, therefore, any application for enlargement of time for the doing of an act or taking a step shall not be granted in such a manner as to extend the time for the determination of the Appeal beyond the 21 days prescribed.
"To this end, the Tribunal solicits the maximum cooperation from the Bar, to avoid needless time wasting applications.
"The parties and learned counsel should rest assured, that this Panel will be fair to all the parties, and follow the Rules strictly. We will have to modify our sitting, because of time constraints.
"We also appeal to all, that there should be no hobnobbing with members of the Panel and Tribunal staff, to allow us concentrate and perform this duty to the society to the best of our endeavour", the Tribunal Chairperson noted.