•Court to rule today


Some members of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) have asked a Federal High Court
in Abuja to restrain the Senate from departing
from its standing rules in the appointment of
the Minority Leader for the Eighth National
Assembly.

The suit, aimed at frustrating the possible
emergence of former Akwa Ibom State
Governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, as the
Senate’s Minority Leader, was filed by two
members of the PDP from Rivers and Imo
states.

The plaintiffs in the suit are Alaye Don Pedro
(Ward 8 Akuku-Toru Local Government Area,
Rivers State) and Okechukwu Ibeh of
Umukegwu/Umuopia in Ide Ato Local
Government Area, Imo State.

The suit has the Senate President, Bukola
Saraki (as the First respondent, followed by
Akpabio (as second respondents) and 16
others, who are members of the Southsouth
Senate Caucus.

They are Nelson Effiong, Bassey Albert,
Emmanuel Paulker, Ogola Foster, Ben Murray
Bruce, John Owan Enoh, Gershom Bassey,
Rose Oko, James Manager, Peter Nwaoboshi,
Ighoyota Amori, Clifford Ordia, Mathew
Urhoghide, George Thomson Sekibo, Olaka
Nwogu and Osinachukwu Ideozu.

It is the plaintiffs’ contention that the alleged
plot by some individuals to make Akpabio (a
first term senator) the Minority leader, was a
violation of Order 3(2) of the Senate Standing
Order 2015 (as amended).


Yesterday, the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Bankole
Akomolafe, argued his clients’ motion ex-parte
in which they sought orders restraining the
defendants from taking steps that could
negate the Senate’s ranking tradition.
Justice Kolawole, after listening to Akomolafe,
adjourned to today for ruling.

#BabaWhileYouWereAway...

Saraki the player!!!

Sos

This Saraki is a real traitor. And he is expecting the President to all cozy with even he is still actively in the act of betraying the party.

Oya

So, even PDP don begin vex for Saraki? E mean say his days as SP may be numbered be DAT o coz they are his real pillar of support.

Wake up loyal APC-Senators! How many times have you seen a Nigerian Judge determining cases within two days of presentation?

The PDP seem to, still, weird a lot on influence on the Judiciary. Buhari-Led-APC should show more interest in PDP activities with Judges.

These people are not in court to stop Akpabio but to test the legitimacy of the Senate standing order 2015 (as amended). If this 2015 order is admitted by the Court today it only means its legitimacy as an acceptable document has been tacitly endorsed by Law.

One would have expected APC Senators to have been in court much earlier proving the illegitimacy of the Senate Standing Order 2015 (as amended).

There is no doubt Saraki-Led-PDP-Senators are working round the clock to retain the Senate majority while the APC Senators appear complacent.

Alaye Don Pedro. What a name. I trust Godswill the moneybag to bribe his way through.

akpabio is in the news after a long period of silence.

double0seven:
This Saraki is a real traitor. And he is expecting the President to all cozy with even he is still actively in the act of betraying the party.

Why do Yorubas always call Saraki, a "Traitor" ... Or does Traitor mean a man elected by the people? Saraki is a man elected by simple majority. This politics of bitterness must stop. The constitution is supreme over party rules.

Okay, outcome of today's rulling:

Just in: Federal High Court Abuja refuses to grant Exparte Injunction against the Senate recognizing Akpabio as Minority Leader, adjourns matter to October 5,2015.

double0seven:
This Saraki is a real traitor. And he is expecting the President to all cozy with even he is still actively in the act of betraying the party.

What exactly has the Senate President done to you?