Fifty-six serving ward councillors in Anambra state have sued Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration to court over the controversial two-year tenure for elected local government officials.
The councillors, in Suit No. A/261/2026 filed before the Anambra State High Court in Awka, are asking the court to declare the law limiting their tenure to two years unconstitutional and to grant them a full four-year term.
Joined in the suit as defendants are the Attorney General of Anambra State, the Anambra State House of Assembly and the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC).
The lawmakers are challenging Section 110(A) of the Anambra State Electoral (Amendment No. 3) Law, 2024, arguing that it violates Section 7(1) of the 1999 Constitution, which guarantees a democratically elected local government system.
According to the plaintiffs, the Constitution envisages a secure and stable tenure for elected local government officials and does not permit state authorities to cut short
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