Defection: AGF, INEC shun suit seeking to declare Saraki, Dogara, others seat vacant vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Among those the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court was asked to sack from the National Assembly for dumping political parties that sponsored their election, contrary to section 68 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, included the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, and former Minority Leader of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
Justice Okon Abang had on Thursday, suspended already prepared judgment on the matter owing to an application the Defendants filed for the court to allow them to respond to the suit that was lodged by a Civil Society Organization under the aegis of Legal Defence and Assistance Project, LEDAP. Justice Abang held that the conduct of the Defendants who he noted failed to respond to the suit that was filed since 2018, but only to approach the court with applications on the day the judgement was fixed for delivery, amounted to “slapping the court on the face”.However, the Judge held that in the interest of justice and fair hearing, he would reluctantly allow all the Defendants to respond to the suit.
Nevertheless, all the lawmakers, filed processes to challenge the locus standi of the Plaintiff, as well as the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the matter.The outcome of the suit will affect lawmakers within the fold of both the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
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