An exparte application by five senators seeking to stop the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, from constituting the Senate Standing Committees has been refused by an Abuja Federal High Court.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki
Senators including Abu Ibrahi, Kabiru Garba Marafa, Robert Ajayi Boroffice, Olugbenga Ashafa and Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi had approached the court stating that the Senate Standing Rule for Mr Saraki’s June 9 election was forged.
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Justice Gabriel Kolawole, who is the trial judge said the matter falls within internal affairs of the Senate which the court must be wary to go into it. He added that there is no evidence that the five senators had the mandate of the other 104 senators.
Being an exparte application, Mr Saraki had no opportunity of defending the suit, thus, the judge reject the prayers of the senators and held that it would be as if he is determining the entire case on its merit.
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The judge said that the senate standing order 2015 as amended, upon which the plaintiffs predicated their ex-parte motion, had been in existence since June 9 when the senate president and his deputy were elected and as such the issue of urgency raised by the five senators was self-inflicted.
Meanwhile, former Akwa Ibom state governor and senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West, Godswill Akpabio, has emerged Senate minority leader.
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