The Senate Unity Forum (SUF) yesterday denied withdrawing forgery of the Senate Standing Orders case against Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu from an Abuja High Court.
On Tuesday, reports said Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the Federal High Court struck out the case and also stopped further hearing on the matter after the SUF, loyal to Senator Ahmad Lawan, withdrew the suit.
But yesterday, counsel to the SUF, Mamman Mike Osuman (SAN), described as “erroneous and mischievous” a report that his clients had withdrawn the suit.
In a statement issued in Abuja, Osuman reiterated that suit no: FHC/ABJ/CS/647/2015 and dated July 24, wherein “the purported elections of Saraki and Ekweremadu were challenged,” filed by Senator Anthony Adeniyi, has been withdrawn.
Osuman contended that “oblivious of the existence of the above suit, he, having been briefed, filed yet, another civil suit with an originating summons: FHC/ABJ/CS/651/2015. The above particularised suit differs in contents as can be distilled from their respective grounds, reliefs sought, affidavit evidence, parties and declarations sought.”
He insisted that it was the first suit filed by Senator Adeniyi, who served in the Seventh Senate, that was withdrawn and not that filed by serving Senators including Suleiman Hunkuyi, Kabir Garba Marafa, Abu Ibrahim, Robert Ajayi Boroffice and Gbenga Ashafa.
“Despite the legal possibility that the suit discontinued could be re-filed, the media should have been more specific about the case withdrawn…Contrary to the misinformation put out there, we hereby confirm that the originating summons in suit No:FHC/ABJ/CS/651/2015 filed at the instance of the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.”
Osuman insisted that the prayers sought in the originating summons still persist; which is that the elections which brought Saraki and Ekweremadu are “illegal, irregular and non-sustainable because the Senate Standing Orders (2011) were 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).http://sunnewsonline.com/new/forgery-case-no-respite-for-saraki-ekweremadu/

Counter report here and there. May God help us in this country.

Forgery case: No respite for Saraki, Ekweremadu

Im afraid nothing good might come out of this in maybe years to come.

For the sake of the we Nigerians i hope they come to a compromise quick.

surelly they shall gather.....God bless Saraki and Ekweremadu...

LOL.funny dude.. lalasticlala

tolexy007:
surelly they shall gather.....God bless Saraki and Ekweremadu...