The Federal High Court, Abuja,
has declared the suspension of Sen.Ali Ndume by the Senate as illegal and
ordered that Ndume be paid all his outstanding salaries and allowances.
Justice Babatunde Quadri in his
judgment on Friday, set aside the suspension and ordered that Ndume be allowed
to resume his duties in the senate as a senator.
“The suspension of the plaintiff
(Ndume) is hereby declared illegal,unlawful and unconstitutional.
The purported
suspension contained in the letter of March 30 is hereby set aside.
“The first and second defendants
(the senate president and the senate) are hereby directed to pay the plaintiff
his outstanding salaries and allowances forthwith.”
The judge, however, refused to
grant the N500 million damages Ndume asked the court to award him.
“Relief on the issue of damages
is hereby refused, because I hope this will facilitate reconciliation in the
senate between the plaintiff and other members of the senate and bring peace to
our nascent democracy.”
It will be recalled that the
senate had on March 30, suspended Ndume, who was former Majority Leader for 90
legislative days (six months).
Ndume was suspended for not
conducting due diligence before filing a petition against the Senate President,
Bukola Saraki and Sen. Dino Melaye.
The Senate Committee on Ethics,
Privileges and Public Petitions, who investigated the matter recommended that
Ndume be suspended for one year.
The report, which was presented
by the committee’s chairman, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu was considered by the
lawmakers at plenary.
Ndume was subsequently suspended
for six months for “bringing Melaye, his colleague, and the institution of the
senate to unbearable disrepute.”
Ndume, not satisfied by the
reason given for his suspension, headed to court to challenge the action of the
senate.
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ReplyDeleteThey suspended him maliciously do to their selfishness . But court showed them their end
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