Uzodinma suspends Imo council polls, set to appoint interim committees

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has canceled the local council elections scheduled for September 26 across the 27 LGAs, following a recent amendment to local government laws by the State Assembly that empowers him to appoint interim management committees. The amendment aims to prevent a governance vacuum after the current leadership's term ends on September 30, with the interim period expected to last six months. The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has challenged the move in court, and legal experts question the constitutionality of appointing unelected caretaker committees, citing a Supreme Court ruling reaffirming the constitutional status of elected local government councils.