The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has called for a probe into the killing of an ex- councillor in the Isu Local Government Area of the state on Monday.
The Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Jones Onwuasoanya, said on Wednesday in Owerri, that the killing of the suspended councillor , Ahamefule Maduabuchi, who wanted to resume office , was unfortunate.
The party called on the Inspector -General of police to direct the state Commissioner of Police , to launch an investigation into the killing of the suspended councillor .
He said , “The LGA elections which held in Imo State on the 25 th of August , 2018 was conducted in line with extant provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ( as severally amended) and the Imo State Local Government Administration Law 15 , 2000 ( also as amended) .
“That this election and all the processes preceding it are in tandem with democratic norms, free , fair and transparent .
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“That there were no legal or political impediments to the conduct of that election , and there has not been any Court order dissolving or suspending these duly elected LGA officials .
“That the Supreme Court had reaffirmed the independence of this third tier of government in a case that was brought before it by some illegally sacked LGA officials in Ekiti State .
“It is important to elucidate further here , that a Supreme Court judgment on issue of constitutionality is binding on all Nigerians and officials of government , as Supreme Court judgments are laws .
“Therefore , the argument that the Supreme Court judgment only affects Ekiti State Government , is not only illogical, but also exposes a dangerous level of ignorance among the present operators of governance in Imo State and their consultants .”
“That the party condemns in clear terms , the assassination of one of our members , Hon. Ahamefula Mmaduabuchi , who until his gruesome murder by suspected PDP thugs was a supervisory councillor in Isu LGA of the state .”
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