The Senate has filed a notice of appeal and a stay of execution on a High Court judgement nullifying the suspension of a senator, Ovie Omo-Agege.

Olu Onemola, an aide to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, made this known Thursday evening.

“The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Coram Nnamdi Dimgba .J. in a judgment delivered today, the 10th May, 2018 in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/314/18 between Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege V. Senate & 2 Ors held that the Senate and the Senate President who where the 1st and 2nd Defendants in the suit filed by Sen. Ovie Omo Agege can punish erring members of the Senate. The Court also held that all reliefs of the plaintiff are not grantable as they could not be supported by the processes filed by the plaintiff.

“However, relying on Relief 8 which is the Omnibus prayer, the Court held that the suspension was not in accordance to law, the Senate and the Senate President promptly filed a Notice of Appeal and a Motion for Stay of Execution of the same Judgement on the 10th of May, 2018,” he wrote.

A stay of execution is a court order to temporarily suspend the execution of a court judgment or another court order.

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court gave the ruling nullifying the suspension on Thursday.

Mr Dimgba said the Senate’s decision regarding the suspension, as well as the pattern adopted by the National Assembly, was constitutionally defective.

He said the Senate has no power to suspend a senator for more than 14 days.

Mr Omo-Agege was suspended for 90 days by the Senate after he accused his colleagues of working against President Muhammadu Buhari by amending the electoral act.

The Senate said the suspension was not because of Mr Omo-Agege’s comments on the election re-oreder but for his move of approaching the court over the matter.

That was also frowned at by the judge who said it was an abuse of the Senate’s powers.

“Access to court is a constitutional right which cannot be taken away,” Mr Dimgba said.

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"Access to court is a constitutional right which cannot be taking away"
Saraki wants to rule the senate with impunity, punishing everyone who dares disobey him and constituting himself chief justice of the federation

Ladies and gentlemen, watch out for the INVASION part 2. This part 2 promises to involve power tussle....

They should continue playing. When they are through, let them tell us what the conclusion is.

So much distractions. How far with the 2018 budget, have they pass it?

APC get too much problems. They are not ready for this job. Let them go bk and come back when they are more ready.

Welcome to Nigeria. The more we move, the same place we are still standing.....

Stop appealing and start passing budgets

At the end end, Ọmọ Agege loses. The Appeal processes will continue till the end of his tenure.

sometime wen am sleeping i dont just wanna wake up.. everyday wit Drama..

The senate wants to rule with impunity. How can you just be suspending people's representatives to the national Assembly anyhow. Were you the one that got them there? This certainly should not be allowed to continue.

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Nigeria we be great one day

Saraki's 8th senate of commotion.

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As i don taya to dey talk about nigerian politicians make thunder jus fire all of dem!!!....beta one ooo
Mtcheewww!!!!

mathinips:
So much distractions. How far with the 2018 budget, have they pass it?

APC get too much problems. They are not ready for this job. Let them go bk and come back when they are more ready.

The Sarakis are the problem of APC, but their time is up.

intruxive:

"Access to court is a constitutional right which cannot be taking away"
Saraki wants to rule the senate with impunity, punishing everyone who dares disobey him and constituting himself chief justice of the federation

Just like Buhari, they hate dissenting voices.

These Senate are more concerned with issues that benefits them alone and care less about Nigeria as a whole but some people won't see it.
Suspending your colleagues who also is a representative of people just because they have deferring opinion with yours is draconian and autocratic.

That's their cup of zobo...Listening to Davido's assurance.

This democracy must survive.....more landmark judgements will help strengthened that!


But I thought this is an displinary measure and the court should be left out?

Lol. What punishment does the court think should be appropriate for a senator who invaded the chamber with thugs? On a normal day,this Omo-Agege should be behind bars now for burglary, theft and breach of public peace amongst other charges. But because he enjoys executive backing, he's walking as a free man. Nowhere in the world can a person commit such an offence, and get away with it. Only in Nigeria can such a thing happen. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the banana republic of Nigeria (BRN).

GavelSlam:
Saraki is a fool.

He expects whoever feels hard done by not to seek legal redress in a court of competent jurisdiction.

And this is the man many people support.

So invading and taking away the maze assisted by thugs is lawful and legal?
Nigeria my country, when will you be well again?
I have no other place to call home, else I could have abandoned thee.
Can you Nigeria stop being horrible?
Can you just change for real?
GOD SAVE US ALL

The guy na gangster.... time to Crack him

Newbiee:
The senate wants to rule with impunity. How can you just be suspending people's representatives to the national Assembly anyhow. Were you the one that got them there? This certainly should not be allowed to continue.

Wait the man was punished for taking the senate to court, I dnt understand tht. Y would u punish a man for taking redress in court. Isn't tht his constitutional right. Wait do pple support this??.....pple supporting saraki on this r d same pple calling buhari a tyrant. I hope we can all see the tyranny going on in the national asembly

Saraki and the pdp faction of the APC are the problem of this country and will sink deep

Cherez:

So invading and taking away the maze assisted by thugs is lawful and legal?
Nigeria my country, when will you be well again?
I have no other place to call home, else I could have abandoned thee.
Can you Nigeria stop being horrible?
Can you just change for real?
GOD SAVE US ALL

You should know by now, the type of people you should quote over meaningful discussions on Nairaland. There are people who have no principle and are here to defend any form of thuggery and illegality as long as it puts them in a position to support buhari and oppose saraki or PDP or anyone that opposes buhari. For them,buhari and APC,does no wrong. They don't even understand that most of us criticizing buhari and APC,also do not like saraki or Dino.