Seriki Adinoyi in Jos
The 16 sacked Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) members of the Plateau State Home of Meeting have approached the Supreme Courtroom on the matter following the dismissal of the appliance for the assessment of the judgment of the Courtroom of Enchantment that sacked them from the meeting.
The lawmakers described the Enchantment Courtroom’s choice as a short lived setback.
Chatting with THISDAY on the matter, the previous member representing Jos South constituency within the meeting, Hon Dalyop Fom stated their counsel had utilized to the Nationwide Judicial Council (NJC) and in addition written to the President of the Courtroom of Enchantment to arrange a five-man panel for a assessment of the appliance as supplied for by the legislation, however whereas they had been nonetheless ready to get a response from the Enchantment Courtroom President, the case was slated for assessment on the courtroom below a three-man panel.
He stated: “However attending to the courtroom, our counsel, Chief. Garuba Pwul (SAN) met that it was a three-man panel, so he disagreed and refused to make any presentation to the panel as a result of it was not correctly constituted because it was alleged to be a five-man panel and never a three-man panel.
“The three-man panel however insisted that the case must be heard, however our counsel additionally refused, insisting that till a five-man panel was constituted in response to legislation he couldn’t make any presentation. So, the judges angrily went forward to dismiss the case as a result of they stated our counsel was losing their time. So, so far as we’re involved, our utility for assessment has not been attended to.
“I wish to clearly state right here that the appliance for assessment was not dismissed as a result of it lacks advantage as reported by a piece of the media; in truth, it has not even been introduced earlier than any panel. In addition they awarded a effective of N8 million every to the 16 lawmakers making a complete of N128 million. However we now have approached the Supreme Courtroom on the matter as a result of we imagine the assessment panel should be correctly constituted earlier than our utility might be taken.”
He stated that there’s an order restraining the Speaker of the state Home of Meeting, Hon, Gabriel Dewan from swearing within the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers with Certificates of Return that got to them following the Courtroom of Enchantment ruling, including that they can’t be sworn-in till the case is set by the courtroom.
The 16 lawmakers had approached the Courtroom of Enchantment to assessment its judgment based mostly on a later judgment of the Supreme Courtroom and probably reverse its earlier judgment that sacked them.
