The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongba-Mensem, has directed that all appeals arising from election petition cases across the country be transferred to the Abuja and Lagos divisions.

The order affects Governorship, National and States Assemblies’ Elections, which held between February and March 2023.

Although the appeals from the various state tribunals are supposed to be heard across the 20 appellate courts in the country, only two divisions of the court would preside over the election appeals.

The directive was issued following allegations and petitions against state trial judges.