THE Senate, yesterday, said it had been vindicated by last Thursday’s ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, which described the forgery case filed against its presiding officers as an abuse of court process and a decision taken against public interest. In a statement by its spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate said the ruling by Justice Kolawole further confirmed that Mr. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, was acting out a personal and partisan script in filing the charges, while simply abusing his position as the nation’s chief law officer.

Malami’s personal and pecuniary interest
It asked Malami to address the issue of his personal and pecuniary interest in the case as he was a counsel to the aggrieved senators who decided to externalise the issue of election of the leadership of the upper chamber of the National Assembly after they failed in their bid to get their preferred candidate elected.
The Senate said: “It has now become obvious from the ruling of Justice Kolawole and in the facts of the matter before the Federal High Court, Malami was the one who advised his clients to report the matter to the Police and now that he has become AGF, he decided to use his constitutional powers   to pursue private interest by filing a criminal case in the FCT High Court against the subsisting ruling of a court of co-ordinate jurisdiction. “ When the Senate invited the AGF to come and throw light on the forgery case, it was not to challenge his right to file, take over or discontinue   any criminal case but for him to explain the issues of conflict of interest, abuse of office, disrespect of a subsisting order of   a court and violation of the principle of separation of powers which are being raised against him. “When his supporters jumped up and started abusing the Senate over the invitation, we know that our stance that an Attorney General, and, indeed, any public officer for whose office public funds are appropriated can be invited by the Senate and the House of Representatives to explain certain issues, is on firm, constitutional ground.

Revelation from court’s ruling

‘’That is in spite of the fact that the AGF is responsible to the President who appointed him. Now, the revelations from the ruling of the court of competent jurisdiction have shown that this AGF has a lot to explain to the public, if not to his appointor. “It says a lot about an AGF who, despite being aware that the court had ordered him and the Inspector of General of Police not to take any further action on the matter during the pendency of the civil suit still, went ahead to initiate the criminal case on the Police report which is the subject of the civil case. ‘’The judge rightly described Malami’s action as desperate haste that was not in public interest. “It should be noted that Malami’s name is still on the list of lawyers defending Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi and others in the Federal High Court. We invite all Nigerians, including those shouting over whether it was right for Senate to invite the AGF or not, to read the ruling of Justice Kolawole and conclude whether Malami is still fit to be AGF in a government which canvasses change and rule of law. “Our position as a law making chamber is that the Office of AGF is a sensitive and strategic one being the only other office in the executive arm apart from that of President and Vice President to which the constitution specifically assigns some roles and powers. ‘’We call on him to respect the ruling of the court and to redeem the integrity of his office and admit his error by invoking his power under Section 174 (1) as noted in the ruling of the honourable judge.” “In conclusion, the Senate is calling on all parties, Mr. Malami, the Attorney General inclusive, to heed the wise, timely and apt advice of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that ‘it is time to move on.’” ‘’Truly, Nigeria needs our collective energy to address the various challenges, notably increasing poverty, hunger, youth unemployment, general insecurity and kidnapping, among others, which are time bombs that we can only ignore at our own collective peril.”

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/forgery-allegation-court-ruling-vindicated-us-senate/

The National Judicial Council,should look into this Judge as I think he has been compromised.

Did the Senator just use the word Vindicated and the Senate in the same sentence?

As reportedly clarified plenty of times ,the Senate is not on trial,but some very adventurous people keep trying to make it seem so.

I have a proposition to the Senate.

Give us Saraki and that Ekwe whatever his name is,and we will leave the Senate alone.

Deal?

Ok

This revelation will only compound Saraki's (the noble rogue) case and even make the executive to go brutal on him. If this is not madness of the deepest dye what else can we call it. If Salisu Buhari, Evans Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Patricia Etteh can kiss the National Assembly good bye despite committing lesser crimes than this worthless fetish Saraki......so what is this miserable judge judging? I can bet anything that Buhari may be forced to go for the jugular of this desperate spoilt brat in the coming weeks.

That judge don see alert!

Hmm

Wonda wonder in ma country nd country alone!

Thunder fire dis useless Aliyu sabi there. make I find him constituency,mobilise some boys go give am massive beating. Here in north,we don't support criminals like some people from other side.

end time justice

OK

Ratello:
This revelation will only compound Saraki's (the noble rogue) case and even make the executive to go brutal on him. If this is not madness of the deepest dye what else can we call it. If Salisu Buhari, Evans Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Patricia Etteh can kiss the National Assembly good bye despite committing lesser crimes than this worthless fetish Saraki......so what is this miserable judge judging? I can bet anything that Buhari may be forced to go for the jugular of this desperate spoilt brat in the coming weeks.

The ruling does not exonerate the accused of being culpable of the forgery. It is saying that the AGF is not above the law and should not be ignorant of the earlier ruling on the matter, thereby abusing court processes.

Seriously, are these the peoPle. Making laws in this country? Talk of the dum ber ruling the smarter

Saraki: jail beckons!

A nation with insane Executive, Legislative and Judiciary arms ruling sane people.

Ratello:
This revelation will only compound Saraki's (the noble rogue) case and even make the executive to go brutal on him. If this is not madness of the deepest dye what else can we call it. If Salisu Buhari, Evans Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Patricia Etteh can kiss the National Assembly good bye despite committing lesser crimes than this worthless fetish Saraki......so what is this miserable judge judging? I can bet anything that Buhari may be forced to go for the jugular of this desperate spoilt brat in the coming weeks.

I thought you would say buhari should have been gone given the uncountable impeachable offenses he has been committing!

Skewed thought process like yours is the bane of our society! Carry your anti saraki and desperate support for this yeye govt to the transformer. Oh sorry electricity no dey sef so you can sleep there!

I'm aware civil and criminal case can be pressed simultaneously against anyone found culpable. But what I'm yet to fathom is why Justice Kolawole ruled that he could have struck out the case suppose the charge is before him.

This being the case, I would not be surprised If the case is eventually struck out as I know Saraki will challenge the competence of the charge and the jurisdiction of the court on the next adjourned date.

On Invitation of AG by the Senate:

I have express legal view some days ago that Nigerian
Senate lacks Constitutional power to summon just anyone without he or she being investigated or supervised. I insist that It must be recognized that the legislative power to investigate is not absolute as it has some legal impediment. This was made known by the Court of Appeal, in Tony Momoh v. Senate of National Assembly (1982) NCLR105. In that case, it was made abundantly clear that section 82(2) of the 1979 Constitution (akin to section 88(2) of the 1999 Constitution) is not designed to enable the legislature usurp the general investigative function of the executive nor the adjudicative function of the judiciary. The court further held that any invitation by the legislature to any person outside the purpose defined in section 82(2) that is now 88(2) of the 1999 Constitution is invalid.


NaijaLegalAnalyst*

Without having an independent judiciary, then its pertinent To note that the judiciary will always be a pencil in the hands of the executive and legislative. Executive wheeling more than 80 percent of it .......my opinion though

I think it will be in the interest of Nigeria for Saraki to remain there or someone that isn't loyal to Buhari or worships him to take over. We need to keep the executive on their toes.
But you partisan lots here won't see this. You are all insulting each other because of rice or just plain pride of not being called names.
The national assembly is too big for the executive to control.

Beeman1:
Thunder fire dis useless Aliyu sabi there. make I find him constituency,mobilise some boys go give am massive beating. Here in north,we don't support criminals like some people from other side.

Aisha nkor!

Beeman1:
Thunder fire dis useless Aliyu sabi there. make I find him constituency,mobilise some boys go give am massive beating. Here in north,we don't support criminals like some people from other side.

Criminals abound in the north as oligarchs controlling the destiny of cheering masses. Little wonder the north has the highest poverty level in nigeria.

Yeye!

SmartMugu:
A nation with insane Executive, Legislative and Judiciary arms ruling sane people.

Not sure about how 'sane' thé ppl are.
@ post.. it's been obvious to anyone who cares t look that there's personal interest/vendetta @ play here. Not my grouse tho..where am personal concerned is where state machinery will be abused n d constitution turned on it's head in order to assuage egos.

brainpower:
I think it will be in the interest of Nigeria for Saraki to remain there or someone that isn't loyal to Buhari or worships him to take over. We need to keep the executive on their toes.
But you partisan lots here won't see this. You are all insulting each other because of rice or just plain pride of not being called names.
The national assembly is too big for the executive to control.

So it is true some people still think through there anus, Sarachukwu is now the National Assembly. God pls help naija, the only country where a hungry man celebrates thievery and forgery.

BossKratos:




That judge don see alert!

A competent and honorable judge doesn't need to see alert before he can say the truth. The witch hunters should go back to their drawing board.

HungerBAD:
This revelation is the nail on the coffin actually.

Did that guy just use the word Vindicated and the Senate in the same sentence?

As reportedly clarified plenty of times ,the Senate is not on trial,but some very adventurous people keep trying to make it seem so.

I have a proposition to the Senate.

Give us Saraki and that Ekwe whatever his name is,and we will leave the Senate alone.

Deal?

This one go school at all so or u no sabi read? Please enroll in a sch or an adult class. To learn how to read. It will do u and ur family a lot of good. Don't be an Almajiri.

Please I beg u in d name of God.

Ratello:
This revelation will only compound Saraki's (the noble rogue) case and even make the executive to go brutal on him. If this is not madness of the deepest dye what else can we call it. If Salisu Buhari, Evans Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Patricia Etteh can kiss the National Assembly good bye despite committing lesser crimes than this worthless fetish Saraki......so what is this miserable judge judging? I can bet anything that Buhari may be forced to go for the jugular of this desperate spoilt brat in the coming weeks.

Court has spoken, it will only take another court to do anything, not Buhari. He can't do nada hear. Wen supreme court give am for Rivers and Akwa Ibom rerun. Wat did he do?

Alaanyihaji:
A competent and honorable judge doesn't need to see alert before he can say the truth. The witch hunters should go back to their drawing board.

Just as they witch hunt Metu before he admit returning the stolen fund.

My brother these judges are also human.

Buhari has finished us, he is busy chasing rats up and down while Nigeria is burning. What did we do to deserve such a wicked man?

Ratello:
This revelation will only compound Saraki's (the noble rogue) case and even make the executive to go brutal on him. If this is not madness of the deepest dye what else can we call it. If Salisu Buhari, Evans Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Patricia Etteh can kiss the National Assembly good bye despite committing lesser crimes than this worthless fetish Saraki......so what is this miserable judge judging? I can bet anything that Buhari may be forced to go for the jugular of this desperate spoilt brat in the coming weeks.

Remember we are still asking one man for his certificate; as required by law

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