Court orders Assembly to reinstate, pay suspended Jigawa lawmaker
DAILY POST reported that the State House of Assembly suspended Alhaji Sani Isyaku Abubakar, the member representing Gumel constituency over alleged attack on the state governor, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Badaru while on a visit to Hadejia town for a wedding ceremony.
The High Court Judge, Justice Ahmed Isa in his judgement ruled that the suspension of the member by the Speaker of the assembly was illegal, inappropriate, null and void. The High Court judge declared that the action of the Assembly Speaker did not comply with order 15, rule 74 and a, b of the state House of Assembly standing orders 2017 and is thereby illegal, inappropriate, null and void.
“That order 15 rule 74 of the assembly standing orders 2017 which gives powers to the assembly to suspend a member indefinitely is inconsistent with sections 105 and 117 of the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria which recognizes a four-year term for a member and a right due to his constituency to be represented and is therefore null and void.”
The judge ordered a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants either by themselves or through their agents, officers or privies from denying the claimant entrance into the Jigawa State House of Assembly, or performing his functions as an elected member therein, or violating any of his fundamental human rights whatsoever.
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