Senate files appeal against judgement nullifying Omo-Agege's suspension
- The Nigerian Senate has said Senator Ovie Omo-Agege can resume plenary sitting according to a court judgement
- A Federal High Court in Abuja had earlier nullified the Senate's suspension of Omo-Agege
- The Senate, however, vowed to reappeal the judgement at a higher court
The Nigerian Senate, on Monday, May 14, reacted to the judgement by a division of the Abuja Federal High Court, nullifying the 90-day suspension handed to Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta central constituency.
Recall that Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Abuja High Court ruled against the suspension, stating that the Senate's decision to suspend Omo-Agege was constitutionally defective.
Premium Times reports that the Senate's spokesperson, Sabi Abdullahi, in a statement released late Monday, said the Senate will comply with the court order and allow Omo-Agege to resume plenary.
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The Senate has however promised to appeal the ruling against the judgement of the court and a motion for stay of execution of the judgement at the Court of Appeal.
Abdullahi said: “The Senate leadership has been briefed by our lawyers on last Thursday’s judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on whether the Senate has the legal authority to suspend a member for certain misconduct or not.
“We have equally filed an appeal against the judgement of the court and a motion for stay of execution of the judgement at the Court of Appeal.
“As an institution that obeys the law and court orders, the Senate has decided that it will comply with the judgement of the Federal High Court and do nothing to stop Senator Ovie Omo-Agege from resuming in his office and at plenary from tomorrow May 15, 2018, pending the determination of the application for stay of execution.
“The Senate has been advised that since the motion for stay of execution of the Thursday (May 10, 2018) judgement shall be heard and possibly determined on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, we shall therefore respect the subsisting High Court judgement and await the appellate court’s decision on the pending motion."
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Meanwhile, there are rumours in the National Assembly that a mass protest of about 2,000 people will be held on Tuesday, May 15.
Sources told Legit.ng that the protesters are mostly from Delta state, while the rest are residents in the Federal Capital Territory.
The sources, who spoke anonymously, as they were not authorized to speak on the issue, said intelligence reports say the protesters are backed by senators under the disbanded Buhari Support Group in the red chambers.
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Source: Legit.ng
