The Delta Central senator, Ovie
Omo-Agege, who was previously suspended for 90 days, will be allowed to
resume is office in accordance with a court ruling, the Senate said late
Monday. In a statement by its spokesperson, Sabi Abdullahi, the
Senate said it has been briefed by lawyers on the court judgement
nullifying Mr Omo-Agege’s suspension.
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba
of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court nullified the suspension
of Mr Omo-Agege last week Thursday. Mr Dimgba said the Senate’s
decision regarding the suspension, as well as the pattern adopted by the
National Assembly, was constitutionally defective. Following the
judgement, an aide to Senate President Bukola Saraki, said the Senate
has approached the court to appeal the ruling and institute a stay of
execution. Mr Omo-Agege in reaction on Monday said the appeal will
not hinder his resumption as the stay of execution which the Senate
applied for has not been granted. In its statement late on Monday, the Senate said it would allow the senator resume in obedience to the court order. “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.” On Monday, NAN reports that security was beefed up at the National Assembly in anticipation of Mr Omo-Agege’s resumption.
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