Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Abuja Division of
the Federal High Court, on Monday, declined to
stop the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon
Arase, from taking any step towards prosecuting
those behind the alleged forgery of the Senate
Standing Order 2015.
The court equally refused to restrain the office of
the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, from
preferring criminal charges against the culprits.
Senator Gilbert Nnaji who is representing Enugu-
East Senatorial District had gone before the court
with an ex-parte motion wherein he applied for a
restraining order against both the IGP and the
AGF.
He specifically urged the court to restrain the two
respondents from taking further steps on the
investigation of allegation of forgery of the
Senate Standing Order 2015.
It will be recalled that some key principal officers
in the Senate were accused of complicity in the
alleged forgery.
The alleged bogus Senate Standing Order was the
one that was used for the conduct of the election
that saw the emergence of Senators Bukola
Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as Senate President
and Deputy Senate President, respectively.
Meantime, instead of acceding to Senator Nnaji’s
request, Justice Kolawole ordered the plaintiff to
go and put the respondents on notice to enable
them to appear in court on August 4, to show
cause why they should not be restrained from
taking further actions on the matter.
Justice Kolawole said he could not issue the
restraining order on the strength of an ex-parte
application, stressing that doing so would amount
to granting the principal relief that is contained in
the substantive suit before the court.
He said there was need to afford the IGP and the
AGF the opportunity to join issues with the
plaintiff with regard to the subject matter before
the court.
Moreso, the court rejected plea by the plaintiff
that the suit be okayed for accelerated hearing.
Justice Kolawole held that the court was bereft of
the power to abridge the 30 days period within
which the respondents are entitled to enter their
briefs of argument. He said that such prayer could
only be granted with the consent of all parties in
the case.
Consequently, he directed the service of all the
relevant court processes on the respondents to
compel their attendance in court on August 4.
Nnaji had moved the ex-parte motion which was
anchored on the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/646/15,
through his lawyer, Mr. P.J. Nwokolo.


http://www.newspunch.org/senate-forgery-scandal-court-summons-saraki-ekweremadu-on-aug-4th/

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Wrong title again!

The respondents being referred to are the IGP and AGF and not Saraki and/or Ekweremandu as stated in the title. Is it poor journalism or over-zealous OP?

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, declined to stop the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, from taking any step towards prosecuting those behind the alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Order 2015. The court equally refused to restrain the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, from preferring criminal charges against the culprits. Meantime, instead of acceding to Senator Nnaji’s request, Justice Kolawole ordered the plaintiff to go and put the respondents on notice to enable them to appear in court on August 4, to show cause why they should not be restrained from taking further actions on the matter.

babyfaceafrica:
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K.
Who kares

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isoryt

Let see where the traitors want to hide now.

Lies
I just spoke with Ekweremmadu and he said he wasn't summoned

Ekweremadu thief. Saraki thief. Let the law take its cause

oluwalfa:
Lies
I just spoke with Ekweremmadu and he said he wasn't summoned

are u his gateman?

SLIDEwaxie:
are u his gateman?

no