A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday refused to grant an interim order stopping the appointment or selection of the Minority Leader of the Senate, a decision which may clear the way for a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio‎, to step into the position.
The plaintiffs – Alaye Pedro and Dr. Okechukwu Ibeh – had in their ex parte application for the interim order indicated that Akpabio had been tipped for the position in breach of the Senate Standing Order which prohibits appointment of a first term senator like the former governor into any principal office of the Senate.
But Justice Gabriel Kolawole, after hearing the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Mr. B. J Akomolafe on Tuesday, dismissed majority of their prayers contained in the ex parte application, holding in his ruling on Wednesday that the plaintiffs not being members of the Senate, lacked the locus standi file the suit and be granted such application.
The judge then adjourned the main suit till October 5‎ and opted to return the case file to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court who will re-assign same to another judge when the court resumes from its ongoing vacation.
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‎Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Akpabio are the first and second respondents to the suit, which is marked FHC/ABJ/CS/602/2015.
The rest of the respondents are 16 PDP senators from the South-South, the region to which the Peoples Democratic Party as the leading minority party in the Senate had zoned the position of the Minority Leader.
The other respondents include Senators Nelson Effiong‎, Bassey Albert, Emmanuel Paulker, Ogola Foster, Ben Murray Bruce, John Enoh, Gershom Bassey, Rose Oko, James Manager and Peter Nwaoboshi.
Others are Senators Ighoyota Amori, Clifford Ordia, Mathew‎ Urhoghide, George Sekibo, Olaka Nwogu, and Osinakchukwu Ideozu.
In rejecting the plaintiffs’ prayer for the interim restraining order on Wednesday, Justice Kolawole held that he was not convinced that the plaintiffs, not being members of the Senate, had the locus standi to institute the action.
Justice Kolawole also refused to grant the plaintiffs’ request for an order for abridging the time within which the respondents to the suit have to file their defence.

http://www.punchng.com/news/court-refuses-to-stop-appointment-of-senate-minority-leader/

confusion adigo

This is not good for some people

Unsad:
This is not good for some people

i tell you

Following

See the confusion the useless and 'direction less' APC has caused this country. Litigation upon litigation when there are more important issues to be addressed. God what have we done to deserve this punishment?

Lawan and his group can now go and jump inside magma

And as for PDP let's not loose focus, we have a common enemy.

JustCalMeDBoss:
Lawan and his group can now go and jump inside magma

JustCalMeDBoss:
Lawan and his group can now go and jump inside magma

My advise is for the Lawan group to calm down and let the party discipline the rebel group when the time of reckoning comes.!!!

kutchs:
See the confusion the useless and 'direction less' APC has caused this country. Litigation upon litigation when there are more important issues to be addressed. God what have we done to deserve this punishment?

What concerns APC with PDP members suing each others? You tanoids can't just do without bringing the ruling party into your everyday wailing.

seunmsg:



What concerns APC with PDP members suing each others?

i think everything happening in the country now, naija will tag it "APC"

seunmsg:



What concerns APC with PDP members suing each others? You tanoids can't just do without bringing the ruling party into your everyday wailing.

How many cases inolving APC members over the NASS leadership are in court?

kutchs:

How many cases inolving APC members over the NASS leadership are in court?

In this case, i think PDP are the ones fighting themselves over positions

Owo annang ade owo uko
PDP power

read.

IbokUtoroh:
Owo annang ade owo uko
PDP power

IbokUtoroh:
Owo annang ade owo uko
PDP power

tonyot:
read.

OK

The litany of litigations lay credence to the fact that these federal legislators are out to promote their personal and parochial interest. Not party nor national.

EdCure:
The litany of litigations is enough proof that these federal legislators are after their own damn interest. Not party, not national.

ABI