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Senator Ovie Omo-Agege |
The Senate has appealed the nullification of the suspension
of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday.
The Senate and the Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki who is
the second defendant in the case also filed for a stay of execution of the
nullification of the suspension.
According to the upper legislative chamber, the Senate and
the Senate President have promptly filed a Notice of Appeal and a Motion for
Stay of Execution of the same Judgement on the 10th of May 2018.
Earlier on Thursday, the Federal High Court in Abuja
nullified the suspension of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and declared it illegal. The
court however also ruled that the Senate had the power to punish its members.
The senator representing All Progressives Congress in Delta
State was suspended by the Senate because he openly criticised the amendment of
election sequence carried out by the Senate.
Omo-Agege had accused the Senate of targetting President
Muhammadu Buhari with the Electoral Act Amendment, especially that aspect that
deals with the modification of election sequence.
Omo-Agege who was referred to the Senate Committee on
Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions fr investigations of comments
attributed to him, sued the Senate asking the court to stop the committee from
investigating him.
Following the suit, the committee recommended that the
senator be suspended and he was therefore suspended for 90 legislative days.
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