‘Sitting of Edo Assembly outside premises is nullity’

The purported sitting last Thursday of 17 members of Edo State House of Assembly outside the Assembly premises is a nullity, according to Abeny Mohammed (SAN). EdoAssembly Edo2020 Politics Nigeria EdoState

Mohammed, a human rights lawyer, in a chat with The Guardian in Ilorin, cited the Supreme Court decision in the case of Olakoju, describing any legislative assembly outside the premises of the House as null and void. He said since the concerned lawmakers had allegedly submitted themselves to the decisions of the law court by taking their matters before the court of competent jurisdiction, the onus was on them to allow for judicial pronouncements rather than resorting to self help.

Another lawyer, Goddy Uwazurike, said Edo was about to experience what Ekiti State suffered during the last governorship election, adding: “Yesterday was the first tentative step. Men who were not legislators met in a private home, swore themselves in, elected new officers after impeaching the existing ones and adjourned to today.

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