Ex Lagos State Gov, Ambode Loses Bid To Stop Probe By Lawmakers Over Purchase Of 820 Buses

Date: 27-02-2020 1:03 pm (4 years ago) | Author: Adegbenga Ayinla
- at 27-02-2020 01:03 PM (4 years ago)
(m)

Justice Yetunde Adesanya of an Ikeja High Court on Thursday struck out a suit filed by former Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos, seeking to stop his probe by the state Assembly over purchase of 820 buses for Bus Reform Project.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adesanya ruled that the ad-hoc committee set up to investigate Ambode was a fact-finding committee.

According to the judge an investigation is not an indictment.

Quote
“The claimant (Ambode) has not been indicted. An invitation by an agency of government cannot in anyway cause a breach of the threat of the fundamental rights of the claimant.

“I hereby find that the claimant’s action is an invitation to the court to cripple the legislative exercise of the statutory power of the Lagos State House of Assembly under Section 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution.

“That is not the function of the court, and no court of law should accede such invitation. The claimant’s suit is hereby struck out,”
she said.

NAN reports that Ambode had instituted the civil suit against the State House of Assembly, its Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, and the House Clerk, Mr A.A. Sanni.

Other respondents are Mr Fatai Mojeed, the Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee set up by the House to probe the procurement of the buses, and eight members of the committee.

Posted: at 27-02-2020 01:03 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- dopygenius at 27-02-2020 10:02 PM (4 years ago)
(m)
Ok
Posted: at 27-02-2020 10:02 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Reply

fire TRENDING GISTS fire

TODAY'S TOP
  1. Holy Spirit Always Gives Me Lotto Number Whenever We Don't Have Anything To Eat -Efotete Family

  2. 70 Passengers Found Vomiting Bug During Flight From Mauritius To Frankfurt

  3. I'm Open To Dating WOMEN - Khloe Kardashian Announces

  4. Nigeria Man Narrates How His Dad Impregnated His Ex-girlfriend And Took Her Out Of The Country

  5. “Something Foul Is Going On” – Very Dark Man Reveals Update On Nickie Dabarbie’s Whereabouts

  6. Nasboi Opens Up On Why He Thought Sydney Talker Was A Yahoo Boy

  7. Arsenal v Bournemouth: English Premier League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

  8. Manchester City v Wolves: English Premier League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats


THIS WEEK
  1. Stop Lagos-Calabar Highway Project - Obi Tells Tinubu As Demolition of Landmark Centre Begins

  2. "Stop Inciting Igbos Against Tinubu Govt" – Umahi Slams Peter Obi

  3. FRESH: Nollywood Lovers, IK Ogbonna & Ini Edo Reportedly Engaged

  4. MAY 1st; Peter Obi Celebrates Nigerian Workers, Sends Message

  5. Peter Obi Reacts To The Deaths Of 35 Nigerians In Horrific Kogi, Enugu Road Clashes

  6. “Wizkid Undergoing Mental Illness, No Longer Together With Jada – Isaac Fayose Reveals

  7. Watch As Lions Have S3x On Top Of Safari Truck Full Of People

  8. How A Nigerian Woman Loses Her Marketing Job For Failing to Meet N300m Monthly Target

  9. Lagos Gov Sanwo Olu Appoints Wasiu Ayinde's Daughter, Basirat As SSA To Gov On Tourism

  10. Kenya Gets First Female Air Force Commander, Major General Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed


TOP MEMBERS: