By Kateng Daniel, Jos
The Plateau State high court has reinstated the deposed Chairman of Langtang North Local Government Area, Hon Joshua Laven Ubandoma to complete his three years tenure.
Delivering the Judgement on Tuesday, Justice Ishaku Kunda noted that Ubandoma has not spent the required three years in office and so should be allowed to complete his tenure.
“He said, “The tenure of the Chairman of Langtang North Local Government Area, Joshua Ubandoma will elapse in October, 2022 and should be reinstated as the elected Chairman of Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State.”
Justice Kunda pointed out that the relief sought by defense counsel can’t yield any positive result because there was abuse of by the defendants PLASIEC, saying while conducting election for the chairmanship seat had flouted the court order .
Kunda emphasized that the tenure of Langtang north Local Government tenure will expire on the 9th October, 2022, so whatever decision taken by the PLASIEC is null and void.
“The Landmarks judgement is a declaratory victory to democracy because election was conducted by PLASIEC in 2018, a year after the Executive Governor Simon Bako Lalong sworn him as the Executive Chairman of Langtang North LGA in 2019 which tenure expired on the 9th October, 2022.”
“The statutory order to conduct election in the Chairmanship seat of Langtang North is irrelevant and didn’t applied to law guiding the PLASIEC in the state, the tenure of Langtang north embattled chairman has not expire until 2022.”
Reacting to the Judgement, Joshua Ubandoma appreciated the judiciary for rising up to its solemn responsibility of ensuring that justice prevails.
Hon. Ubandoma stressed that he was elected by the people and therefore he will have to represent the people’s interest not his personal interest.
Member representing Langtang North and South in the House of Representatives, Hon Beni Lar congratulated Hon. Joshua Laven Ubandoma the executive chairman of Langtang North Local Government on his reinstatement by the high court in Jos.
Reacting to the judgement, the PDP State Chairman Hon. Chris Hassan said “the high court verdict was a victory for democracy, PDP family, good people of Langtang North and the State at large.
Hon. Hassan described Hon. Ubandoma as a true democrat and a hero of democracy, saying the judgement was a true reflection of the wishes of the people especially those at the grassroots.
