Speakership: Lawyer Seeks Disqualification Of Umar Bago
By Kayode Ajiboye - June 4, 2019

Abuja – An Abuja based legal practitioner, Paul Ajiroba has instituted a suit at the Federal High Court Abuja, seeking to disqualify Hon. Umar Bago from contesting the position of Speaker of House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly.
The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/598/2019, dated June 3, 2019, has Bago, All Progressives Congress (APC) and Polaris Bank Plc as 1st to 3rd respondents respectively.
Specifically, the plaintiff is praying the court for an order restraining Umar Bago of Chanchanga Federal Constituency of Niger state from contesting the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives.
In addition, the plaintiff wants the court to void the nomination and election of Bago, having not qualified to run for such office.
The plaintiff said in an affidavit he deposed to personally, that he is aware that Hon. Bago, who has been a member of the House since 2011, is currently aspiring for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives.
He alleged:”That Umar Bago had dipped his hands into the said account and had converted same to personal use, in abuse of his office, without the consent and approval of the bank and its customer”.
The deponent further averred that when the owner of the money demanded for the money, it was not available for payment, causing the bank a serious embarrassment.
This development, he said led to the sack of Hon. Umar Bago for abuse of office, financial impropriety and conversion of depositors’ funds to personal use from the bank in 2009 and as such, unfit and unqualified to aspire for the position of Member of the House of Representatives or even Speaker of the House.
Ajiroba said Hon. Bago had worked as a manager of Minna Branch of Afribank Plc in 2008 and was sacked in 2009 for allegedly mismanaging depositors’ funds, thereby defrauding the bank and embarrassing it before its customers.
The plaintiff averred that the first defendant allegedly dipped his hands into the funds belonging to one of the customers of the bank and converted about N200 million against normal banking process.
Amongst other questions, the plaintiff wants the court to determine, “ Whether by virtue of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), the first defendant is qualified to spire and to run for the office of a member of the House of Representatives since 2011, having been dismissed or relieved from his employment from Afribank Nigeria Plc (now Polaris Bank) for misappropriation, conversion of depositors’ money to personal use and related offences.
“Whether by virtue of the sack, dismissal or compulsory relive of the first defendant from the employment of the Afribank Plc (now Polaris Bank) for financial misappropriation, conversion of depositors funds to personal use and financial impropriety, the first defendant is not disqualified from running for the office of Member, House of Representatives, or even Speaker of the House”.
The suit is yet to be assigned to a judge.
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fraudsters everywere at the helm of affairs, how this country wan take move forward

Nigeria politics is a dog eat dog situation. While Bago and his people are busy trying to use the court to frustrate Gbajabiamila over an already settled US case, Gbaja’s camp have also dig up dirts against Bago. After the June 11 election, the loser will enter into a compromised settlement with the winner and both cases will be quietly withdrawn to be instituted again in 2023 if necessary.

Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba is the shining light from the east of the Niger that will unify our country, Nigeria.

I think afribank became main Street bank, or did I miss when Skye bank took over(now Polaris) aquire main Street bank, cos dis our journalist can be sometimes funny.

But he was not convicted of the alleged crime, the alleged crime should go through court process to ascertain he committed the crime...
was that the reason the bank disengaged him?
Was there a police report against this report?

We need to ask question so people dont tarnish other peoples image just because of political rivalry.

Gbaja is a convicted criminal proven by a law court, there is a difference. He was debarred.

Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba is the most qualified, experienced and a loyalist needed now to head the 9th National Assembly.

Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the incoming Speaker by the special grace of God.

kingi777:
Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the incoming Speaker by the special grace of God.

Your flat head just got flatter!

seunmsg:
Nigeria politics is a dog eat dog situation. While Bago and his people are busy trying to use the court to frustrate Gbajabiamila over an already settled US case, Gbaja’s camp have also dig up dirts against Bago. After the June 11 election, the loser will enter into a compromised settlement with the winner and both cases will be quietly withdrawn to be instituted again in 2023 if necessary.

No case is settled. There is a criminal summons for gbaja in a court in abuja. APC should present better characters for the office. Nigeria deserves that much

Thank you..... they are only struggling to cover Gbaja dirty past.......Gbaja is an ex convict...and he failed to disclose that...shikena

Esseite:
But he was not convicted of the alleged crime, the alleged crime should go through court process to ascertain he committed the crime...
was that the reason the bank disengaged him?
Was there a police report against this report?

We need to ask question so people dont tarnish other peoples image just because of political rivalry.

Gbaja is a convicted criminal proven by a law court, there is a difference. He was debarred.

modupe2:
Thank you..... they are only struggling to cover Gbaja dirty past.......Gbaja is an ex convict...and he failed to disclose that...shikena

It is a counter attack.your osama looking mentor started it.let us see which one holds more water,a crime in Nigeria and outside.biased stooge

Esseite:
But he was not convicted of the alleged crime, the alleged crime should go through court process to ascertain he committed the crime...
was that the reason the bank disengaged him?
Was there a police report against this report?

We need to ask question so people dont tarnish other peoples image just because of political rivalry.

Gbaja is a convicted criminal proven by a law court, there is a difference. He was debarred.

Guy,stop this senseless bias.am sure if bago is caught red handed committing murder,you will support him just to spite him.your brain is as flat as your head.
In case you dont know,dismissal is a very serious case,you may not hold any other post again.a whole bank manager being dismissed for fraud in Nigeria unlike gbaja that was alleged to have committed abroad.

With news like this, there's little to hope for in the ninth assembly which will be headed by gbaja who still has a case of drug and fraud in the USA. Now this one, a certified scammer. Nobody knows the skeletons in the cupboard of the others. Nigerian democracy is the kind the world has never seen before!

The stage is getting messier than envisiaged. No Nigerian Politician has locus standing to lead more than his/her immediate family.

So you are referring to someone who's not convicted a criminal? Just because you decided to cook up a narrative to suit your crook agenda?

garfield1:

It is a counter attack.your osama looking mentor started it.let us see which one holds more water,a crime in Nigeria and outside.biased stooge

seunmsg:
Nigeria politics is a dog eat dog situation. While Bago and his people are busy trying to use the court to frustrate Gbajabiamila over an already settled US case, Gbaja’s camp have also dig up dirts against Bago. After the June 11 election, the loser will enter into a compromised settlement with the winner and both cases will be quietly withdrawn to be instituted again in 2023 if necessary.

. My brother please how do you call gbaja Case of ex convict already settled? Na was a case of fraud, sincerity has been murdered in Nigeria on the table of tribalism

durangokid:
. My brother please how do you call gbaja Case of ex convict already settled? Na was a case of fraud, sincerity has been murdered in Nigeria on the table of tribalism

It is a simple case of professional misconduct and he had since settled the matter with his client. There was no criminal conviction in the case.

modupe2:
So you are referring to someone who's not convicted a criminal? Just because you decided to cook up a narrative to suit your crook agenda?

Both are suspects for now

seunmsg:


It is a simple case of professional misconduct and he had since settled the matter with his client. There was no criminal conviction in the case.

my brother so that case is simple case! I thank God you called it professional misconduct, who told you that it has been settled, in USA a case is a case not settled as in the case of Nigeria where you settle Case of fraud by either stealing the file or you bribe

APC are fielding 3 serious contenders, PDP should get their acts together and return Dogara.