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.

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

Kai lool

Lalasticlala do fast before this food cold!

.If Saraki dare announce akpabio as the minority leader, against wish of majority of PDP senators, i don't see him surviving the next 2months as Senate President.

Too much drama everywhere

Please will this info change the price of dollar
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kk

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politicking....hmmm

Hmmmmmmm

"Gbese re o, e just dey FIRE...... e no dey TIRE.......o nyi bi tyre"

***Singing Gbese by Lil Kesh***


Dis na real Gbese (Debt) to PDP

They are never satisfied. These are the people who just want the corruption to continue. To them state money is their entitlement. Especially Akpabio, he feels he's doing the people too much good to ever be challenged. I wonder who he was before PDP.

Jorussia:
.If Saraki dare announce akpabio as the minority leader, against wish of majority of PDP senators, i don't see him surviving the next 2months as Senate President.

Hmmm nigeria president has spoken

Majority leader wahala minority leader wahala

Why must everything in Naija be about struggle.... To get to every position..

If James Manager who happens to be the highest ranking senator from the south south in the senate is refused the position of minority leader, because his state already has minority leader in the house of Reps, then I think the next ranking senator should be made the minority leader and not Akpabio who is going to the Senate for the first time.

Ok oo

Wetin concern me?

ok




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We almost forgot about akpabio there for a second, can the efcc pls move in on him now?

hmmmm no comment sha!!!!

They just can't and won't!

na wa oooo

And u been senator who knows the heartbeat of the PDP senators... shebi?

Jorussia:
.If Saraki dare announce akpabio as the minority leader, against wish of majority of PDP senators, i don't see him surviving the next 2months as Senate President.

starlight101:
Hmmm nigeria president has spoken

I claim your prophecy by fire by force in Jesus name.

These guys should just leave all this drama and get to work. Where they elected for this

Ok

deprince316:
And u been senator who knows the heartbeat of the PDP senators... shebi?

my guy,how him want take survive opposition from both unity forum and majority PDP senators?

The litany of litigations plagueing the emergence of principal officers of this 8th National Assembly lays credence to the fact that most of its members are only out to promote their personal and parochial interests. Not party nor national.

it is well my people.