The crisis dogging the National Assembly isn’t about to abate at the very least as two All Progressives Congress (APC) members have sued House Speaker Yakubu Dogara.
Joined in the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/625/2015, filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, are the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Yusuf Lasun; and the Clerk of the House, Mr. Mohammed Sani-Omolori.
Reps Mr. Abubakar Lado-Abdullahi, from Niger State; and Mr. Olajide Abdul-Jimoh, from Lagos State are praying the court to stop Dogara from announcing the names of principal officers on the floor of parliament when plenary resumes.
The House has been on a recess on the back of a brawl occasioned by the sharing of principal positions.
“It is an indisputable fact that the positions in question are party positions; that is, principal offices of the APC, albeit that they concomitantly are also principal positions within the House of Representatives.
“Consequently, the 1st and 2nd Defendants (Speaker and Deputy Speaker) shall, in accordance with Article 9.2 of APC Constitution, which states , ‘members of the party shall be obligated to affirm the party’s aims and objectives’, implement the party’s aims as contained in the party’s nomination letter”, the plaintiffs said.
The plaintiffs are also urging the court to determine whether Section 14 of the 1999 Constitution dealing with the Principle of Federal Character, was applicable to the sharing of principal offices in the National Assembly.
It will be recalled that Dogara had written the leadership of his party to explain why the House would have to override the position of the party on the choices of principal officers on the basis of federal character.
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