The Senate Unity Forum on Wednesday said it
had not withdrawn a suit it instituted seeking the
removal of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki
and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, for allegedly
forging the Senate Standing Order.
The forum, comprising of senators who rooted for
the election of Ahmed Lawan as senate president,
had instituted the suit challenging the election of
Messrs. Saraki and Ekweremadu on June 9.
They alleged that the duo forged the rules of the
senate to facilitate their emergence as president
and deputy president of the upper legislative
chamber.
There were, however, reports on Tuesday that
Ademola Adeniyi, the judge of the Federal High
Court struck out the case and also terminated
further hearing on the matter follow its
withdrawal by the forum.
Mamman Osuman, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria
and counsel to the forum, in a statement
Wednesday described the reports as “erroneous
and mischievous”.
He said the withdrawn case was suit no: FHC/ABJ/
CS/647/2015, dated July 24, which also
challenged “the purported elections of Saraki and
Ekweremadu” and which was filed by Anthony
Adeniyi, a former senator.
Mr. Osuman noted that “oblivious of the existence
of the above particularised suit, he, having been
briefed, filed yet, another civil suit in court with
an originating summons: FHC/ABJ/CS/651/2015.
He said the second suit was filed by serving
senators, including Suleiman Hunkuyi, Kabir
Marafa, Abu Ibrahim, Robert Boroffice and
Gbenga Ashafa.
He explained that the two suits are different in
contents as could be distilled from their
respective grounds, reliefs sought, affidavit
evidence, parties and declarations sought.
“Despite the legal possibility that the suit
discontinued could be re-filed, the media should
have been more specific about the case
withdrawn…” Mr. Osuman said.
“Contrary to the misinformation put out there, we
hereby confirm that the originating summons in
suit no: FHC/ABJ/CS/651/2015 filed at the
instance of the above-named Senators against
Saraki, Ekweremadu and the National Assembly.”
Mr. Osuman stated that the prayers sought in the
originating summons still persists; namely that
the elections which brought Saraki and
Ekweremadu are “illegal, irregular and non-
sustainable because the Senate Standing Orders
(2011) was not amended in the manner
stipulated by Rules 110 of the 2011 Senate
Standing Orders to produce the purported
document titled: Senate Standing Orders 2015
(as amended)”.
Cc Lalasticala
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Tinubu demystification by Saraki and Dogora will not stop any time soon.

Abeg na which day Fayose go share another rice