The court also set aside all steps, actions, proceedings howsoever taken by the Ebonyi State government in furtherance of or in the implementation of the said Ebonyi Cybercrimes Law 2021.The Court ruling followed a suit instituted by one Pascal Etu, who had sued the state governor, David Umahi, over the controversial law.It would be recalled that the Ebonyi State government had in September 2021 enacted the law in an equally controversial circumstances.
In the suit FCAI/CS/6/2022, Mr Etu through his lawyers had prayed the court to declare that the Ebonyi State House of Assembly has no powers to make such law.He also argued that the law was unconstitutional, null and void as it runs contrary to the Cybercrimes Act passed by the National Assembly.The respondents in the matter included Governor of Ebonyi state, Ebonyi State House of Assembly and the Attorney General of the state as first, second and third respondents respectively.
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