CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF LEGISLATION – Whether Section 12(1) and (2) of the Local Government Law Cap 109 Revised Laws of Enugu State 2004 and Section 6(1) of the Local Government Area (Creation and Transition) Provision Law, CAP 110, Revised Law of Enugu State, 2004 granting power to the Governor of Enugu State to remove democratically-elected Chairmen of Local Government Councils and replace them with caretaker committee is inconsistent with Section 7 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999:

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