 The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission has announced the suspension of the state's local government election earlier scheduled for April 19th over a court judgment. Some members of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, following the crisis in the party, have dragged the commission to a federal eye-cut in Abuja for not giving the mandatory 90-day notice of election. The decision to suspend the election is contained in a statement signed by Emmanuel Abbey, on behalf of the chairman of the commission, retired Justice James Oyomiri, and made available to newsmen in Benin.