The Peoples Democratic Party has filed a fresh suit seeking an order compelling the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, to declare himself as no longer fit to represent the Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency.

The suit is filed while the one instituted by Tambuwal seeking to stop his removal and declaration of his seat vacant on the account of his defection from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress is pending.

Tambuwal’s suit comes up for hearing on December 3.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed on Monday granted an ex parte application seeking leave by the PDP to commence its suit against Tambuwal.

The office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives; Tambuwal himself; and the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Emeka Ihedioha, are the respondents in the suit.

The court after granting the leave also ordered the plaintiff to put all the respondents on notice.

The court also directed that the court order and the motion on notice to be filed by the plaintiff should be served on the three respondents.

The PDP, in its fresh suit, maintained that by virtue of section 68(1)(g) of the Constitution, Tambuwal’s defection from the party, which sponsored his election to the House of Representatives, amounted to losing his seat.

The plaintiff contended that under section 68(2) of the Constitution, it was mandatory for Tambuwal, as Speaker of the House of Representatives, to declare as vacant the Kebbe/Tambuwal seat, whose occupant had defected from the party which sponsored him to the House.

They are also seeking an alternative order compelling the Deputy Speaker to declare the seat vacant in the event that Tambuwal fails to do so. The prayers being sought by the PDP in its suit filed on November 24 and marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/901/2014, read, “An order of mandamus compelling the 1st respondent (office of the Speaker) to give effect to the provisions of section 68(1) (g) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) by declaring the Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency seat vacant.

“An order of injunction restraining the 2nd respondent (Tambuwal) from performing or continuing to perform the function of the 1st respondent in the House of Representatives or sitting or continuing to sit in the House of Representatives as a member.

“In the alternative, an order of court compelling the 3rd respondent (Deputy Speaker, Ihedioha) to declare the Kebbe/Tambuwal seat vacant by an order of mandamus in terms of relief (a) supra.”

While moving the ex parte application seeking the court’s leave to commence the suit on Monday, the PDP’s lawyer, Chief Mike Ahamba (SAN), said section 68(1) (g) of the Constitution was not “self-implementing.”

But he added that the provisions must be given its effect by virtue of provision of section 62(2) of the Constitution by compelling Tambuwal to declare the Kebbe/Tambuwal seat vacant.

The matter was adjourned till December 12.

Meanwhile, Tambuwal has petitioned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, seeking protection in a fresh suit filed against him by a member of the House, Mr. Abidun Akinlade.

The suit, NO. FHC/ABJ/CS/871/2014, has Tambuwal, the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Federal Government, as respondents.

According to Tambuwal, the suit was assigned to Justice E.S.J. Chukwu of Court 8.

In the suit, Akinlade, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, is seeking a “judicial interpretation” of an earlier judgment of the same court, where it held that there was no division in the PDP.

The aim of the fresh suit is to justify the PDP’s stance that the defection of Tambuwal from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress on October 28, was “illegal” and in breach of Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

But in Tambuwal’s petition, dated November 30, he said he had no confidence in Chukwu to treat the case without “bias”, having given a judgment in 2013 that there was no division in the PDP.

He observed that Chukwu’s judgment had been relied upon for subsequent decisions on defections, such as the one by Justice A.F.A. Ademola of the same Federal High Court, who also declared the December 2013 defection of 37 PDP lawmakers to the APC as illegal.

The speaker appealed to the chief judge to re-assign Akinlade’s case to another judge in the spirit of fairness.

Tambuwal, who is a lawyer by training, noted that the new case was like asking Chukwu to “sit on appeal over his own judgment.”

The speaker added that Ademola’s judgment too had elicited “four” appeals still pending at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division.

Similarly, the speaker said five other cases filed by “various parties” relating to the same issue of defection were before the Federal High Court in Abuja awaiting disposal.

Tambuwal prayed further, “My Lord, my apprehension is particularly in respect of the presiding Judge, Justice Chukwu, ESJ, having made a pronouncement on similar issues, in similar cases, decided by him, clearly shows that he has an iron-cast judicial position or opinion in respect of Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/871/2014, concerning me sir, which has just been assigned to him.”

Meanwhile, there were doubts on Monday (yesterday) whether the December 3 (tomorrow) scheduled resumption of the House would be a reality.

Findings showed that both the PDP and the main opposition APC members of the House would be preoccupied with the primaries of their respective parties, taking place between December 6 and 8.


source: http://www.punchng.com/news/pdp-files-counter-suit-asks-court-to-sack-tambuwal/

Story for the gods

When Tambuwal the Hunter becomes the Hunted...

hmmm

OK

Court!do d needful.

Hmmm

You mean former speaker?

Game on

englishmart:
I won't comment. I don't want problems with anybody

Seriously

Dem wahala

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SAKA ni

Time 4 9ja lawyer to chop directly/indirectly from national cake.
Counter case everywhere

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LordMecuzy:
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dvic:
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why una dey do like bloody Muslims

season for the judiciary

They should sack him sharp sharp abeg they are wasting too much time

Jonathan's priorities are simply those that set Nigeria on a path of destruction. This country and indeed her democracy have given Jonathan everything he never worked for or deserves and now he's working feverishly to ensure the demise of both.

Tambuwal will remain the speaker till the 7th assembly whether Jonathan/PDP like it or not.

hehehehe

What's Wrong with our Government, Why are they so bothered about one Individual when thousands of people are being killed by bokoharam.

Bokoharam attacked a state Capital Damaturu yesterday, now they are attacking Konduga trying to invade Maidugri.

Is Tambuwal's Position more important than the life of the masses?

God Save Us All

This is getting interesting. I hope the IGP can now face the job of securing nigerians,especially those in the north east and allow the courts to do their job.

This IG has taken nigeria to a new low. He assumes his job is to operate as an attack dog against anyone opposed to his principal. This is wrong.

Immediately the court declares tambuwal's seat vacant, the IG can do the needful,but untill then tambuwal remains the speaker and should be treated as such.

There are a lot of political clowns in our polity

Am sure the oppositions are not falling for this cheap trick

if tambuwal no comot make seun ban me for life

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Nairaland

lf Tambuwal is PDP's priority in d face of Naira's devaluation & growing insecurity where insurgents are operating like d devil's favourite demons-killing whenever they feel like because they sense no repercussion from the State then l weep for Nigeria.

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