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Court Refuses To Reinstate Mimiko’s Sacked Deputy by Fixamm: 1:08pm On Aug 13, 2015
A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, to challenge his impeachment.

Justice Mohammed Idris, in a judgment on Thursday, held that Olanusi’s suit was an abuse of court processes, noting that the reliefs being sought were same as those in an earlier suit marked Ak/51/2015 still pending before an Ondo State High Court in Akure.

“The issues of the fundamental rights of the applicant were raised in that suit as in this suit. This cannot be allowed.

“The institution of the first action between the main parties or even similar parties on same subject matter simultaneously when the previous suit has not been disposed off constitutes an abuse of court processes.

“I therefore hold that this suit is filed in abuse of court processes in the light of suit numbered AK/51/2015,” Idris held.

The judge also held that he had no jurisdiction to entertain the suit and went on to fault the joining of the Inspector General of Police as a defendant, who, he said, played no role in Olanusi’s impeachment.

Idris upheld the submission by the Attorney General of Ondo State, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), who represented the first respondent in the suit, that “it is clear that the applicant merely joined the Inspector General of Police as a subterfuge to justify bringing this application before this court in an obvious situation of lack of jurisdiction.

“Making the Inspector General of Police as a respondent against all grains cannot salvage the situation.”

Idris, however, rejected Jegede’s argument that Olanusi filed his suit in breach of Order X Rule 1 of the fundamental rights enforcement procedure 2009.

Olanusi, who was impeached on April 27, 2015, had sued the IG and the chairman of the seven-man investigative panel which found him guilty of impeachable offences, Mr. Olatunji Adeniyan.

In his suit, which was transferred from the Akure Division of the Federal High Court to the Lagos Division, so that it could be urgently heard, Olanusi contended that the Adeniyan-led panel breached his fundamental right to fair hearing.

His lawyer, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, claimed that “the sitting, conclusion of proceedings and submission of report by the panel within one day” denied Olanusi his right to fair hearing as enshrined in Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution.

Olanusi claimed that the impeachment panel did not give him adequate time and facility to defend himself against the allegations of misconduct which he was found guilty of.

He also alleged that the Adeniyan-led panel failed to personally serve him with the notice of the allegation of misconduct before proceeding into hearing and reaching its verdict.

He therefore sought an order quashing the proceedings and the report of the Adeniyan-led seven-man impeachment panel which recommended him for impeachment.

He also sought an order nullifying his removal as the Ondo State Deputy Governor by the state House of Assembly on April 27, 2015.

But Adeniyan, through the Attorney General of Ondo State, Jegede, filed a notice of preliminary objection, urging the court to discountenance Olanusi and strike out his suit.

Jegede, who described Olanusi’s suit as an abuse of court processes, said the ex-deputy governor goofed by approaching the court through a fundamental right enforcement application to challenge his impeachment
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Re: Court Refuses To Reinstate Mimiko’s Sacked Deputy by Nobody: 1:09pm On Aug 13, 2015
You can't have ur cake and eat it. Let him go and try conductor work.

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Re: Court Refuses To Reinstate Mimiko’s Sacked Deputy by Fixamm: 1:10pm On Aug 13, 2015
hmmmm
kaorama:
Wao
Re: Court Refuses To Reinstate Mimiko’s Sacked Deputy by jammani(m): 1:11pm On Aug 13, 2015
Ok
Re: Court Refuses To Reinstate Mimiko’s Sacked Deputy by idolda: 1:11pm On Aug 13, 2015
Good news, enjoy your change.
Re: Court Refuses To Reinstate Mimiko’s Sacked Deputy by Mogidi: 1:11pm On Aug 13, 2015
Justice Mohammed Idris, in a judgment on Thursday, held that Olanusi’s suit was an abuse of court

Jail him for wasting valuable court time.
Re: Court Refuses To Reinstate Mimiko’s Sacked Deputy by Fixamm: 1:12pm On Aug 13, 2015
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Re: Court Refuses To Reinstate Mimiko’s Sacked Deputy by doublewisdom: 1:12pm On Aug 13, 2015
Good one! Buhari should make him a minister.
Re: Court Refuses To Reinstate Mimiko’s Sacked Deputy by deadZONE: 1:13pm On Aug 13, 2015
undecided undecided undecided
Re: Court Refuses To Reinstate Mimiko’s Sacked Deputy by rawtouch: 1:25pm On Aug 13, 2015
Desperado you can't be faster than your shadow






Sipping my alcoholic malt to this judgment
Re: Court Refuses To Reinstate Mimiko’s Sacked Deputy by gebest: 1:50pm On Aug 13, 2015
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