Sentences with phrase «omo agege»

J. in a judgment delivered today, the 10th May, 2018 in Suit No: FHC / ABJ / CS / 314/18 between Sen. Ovie Omo - Agege V. Senate & 2 Ors held that the Senate and the Senate President who where the 1st and 2nd Defendants in the suit filed by Sen. Ovie Omo Agege can punish erring members of the Senate.

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to emulate the culture of obedience to court's order exhibited by the Senate's compliance with the court judgment on Senator Omo Agege.

Not exact matches

Senator Ovie Omo - Agege's name has become a regular feature in news headline for the last one week.

Sponsored by Ovie Omo - Agege (Labour Party, Delta State), the Senate Bill 329 which has already been gazetted and introduced to the lawmakers was referred to the committee on constitution review chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu last December.

Hours after he was sworn in, Senator Omo - Agege who vied on the platform of Labour Party sat down with Vanguard to unveil his vision for the Delta Central Senatorial District.

Specifically, Omo - Agege's bill had stated that the immunity granted to the president, governors and their deputies in section 308 (1) of the constitution would no longer apply to criminal proceedings arising from allegations of financial crimes against them.

So, I think the timing of the bill is somehow a problem because even the committee on constitution review had brought serious update on the work it is doing to the Senate before this bill was introduced by Omo - Agege.

The congress held at the St. Mulumba Primary Secondary School, Okpanam was attended by Omo - Agege who represents Delta Central Senatorial District and a four - time governorship candidate in the state, Chief Great Ogboru.

A faction of the party spearheaded by the embattled Senator Ovie Omo - Agege on Saturday held a parallel congress to elect the state executives.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has voided the suspension of the Delta Central Senator, Ovie Omo - Agege, by the Senate, describing the action as unconstitutional.

The swearing - in of Omo - Agege of the Labour Party was sequel to the Appeal Court judgment which removed Chief Ighoyota Amori of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP

Omo - Agege is a man that will use his contacts to attract development to Delta Central.»

ASABA — THE people of Delta Central senatorial district, yesterday, went into jubilation, following the swearing - in of Obaisi Ovie Omo - Agege as the senator representing the district by the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, at the National Assembly, in Abuja.

Uloho, on his part, said that the election of Omo - Agege into the Senate was a good omen for the Urhobo, noting that Omo - Agege was very passionate and committed to the Urhobo project.

The people who danced round some streets in Ughelli, Orogun, Sapele, Effurun and Okpe, described Omo - Agege's inauguration in the Senate as a good omen for the Urhobo nation.

According to him, Omo - Agege's right was not breached when the senate referred him to its committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions as he erroneously believed.

You know there will be some senators who are sympathetic to Omo - Agege and some, against him.

DAILY POST reports that thugs suspected to be loyal to the suspended Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial district, Ovie Omo - Agege had invaded the red chambers and forcefully taken away the mace.

People of the Delta central senatorial district being represented by suspended senator, Ovie Omo - Agege have stormed the National Assembly to protest against the 90 legislative days...

«I hereby nullify the suspension of the plaintiff (Omo - Agege) which was based on the recommendations of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions with immediate effect.»

Omo - Agege, who represents Delta Central Senatorial District, filed the suit to challenge his suspension from the senate.

Dimgba also ordered the Senate to pay Omo - Agege any outstanding salaries or allowances which were due to him during the period of the suspension.

Justice Nnamdi Dimbga while delivering judgment in the suit filed by Omo - Agege challenging his suspension from the Senate, held that the reason given by the Senate and the Senate President for suspending Omo - Agege was unconstitutional.

The judge stated that the decision recommended by the committee to punish Omo - Agege for going to court was wrong and contravened Sections 4 and 6 of the constitution adding that he had a right to go to court.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday refused to grant stay of execution filed by Senate against judgement nullifying suspension of Senator Ovie Omo - Agege.

The lawmaker representing Delta Central, Senator Ovie Omo - Agege, on Wednesday morning resumed at the Senate chamber.

As an institution that obeys the law and court orders, the Senate has decided that it will comply with the judgement of the Federal High Court and do nothing to stop Senator Ovie Omo - Agege from resuming in his office and at plenary from tomorrow May 15, 2018, pending the determination of the application for stay of execution.

A Senator representing Delta Central senatorial district, Ovie Omo - Agege on Tuesday defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

By Festus Ahon ASABA — THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has presented Obaisi Ovie Omo - Agege of the Labour Party, LP, a certificate of...

Our correspondent gathered that Omo - Agege's inability to resume as promised may not be unconnected with the pending determination of the application by the upper chamber for stay of execution of the judgement delivered in favour of the senator.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the suspension of Senator Ovie Omo - Agege from the Senate for 90 legislative days.

Justice Dimgba held that the decision of the Senate to suspend Omo - Agege for instituting the suit was a clear breach of Section 4 (8) and 6 (6b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended.

The court noted that it was wrong for the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to suspend Omo - Agege for going to court after he had apologised over his comments against the Senate.

Omo - Agege had headed to the court to seek redress following his suspension against the Senate (1st defendant), the Senate President (2nd defendant), and the Attorney General of the Federation (3rd).

By the suit marked FHC / ABJ / CS / 314/2018, Omo - Agege, had challenged his suspension from the Senate, saying it was illegal.

According to the statement, the Senators who paid the condolence visit to the President included Ovie Omo - Agege, Ali Ndume, Babajide Omoworare, Adamu Abubakar, Yusuf Yusuf, Hassan Adamu, Abu Ibrahim and Umaru Kurfi.

Meanwhile, Omo - Agege had filed his suit on March 26, 2018, earlier before he was suspended by the Senate on April 13.

The judge noted that from the wording of the report of the Senate's Ethics and Privileges Committee which recommended Omo - Agege's suspension, he was punished for filing a suit against the Senate after apologizing to the legislative house over the allegation leveled against him.

A bill sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo - Agege (LP, Delta) on the immunity removal has been referred to the Senate Committee on Constitution amendment chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

Omo - Agege said like in the US, the president and the VP, governors and their deputies should only be immune from civil actions arising from their official actions while in office.

«Having regard to the settled position of the law as expoused by our courts in not less than five cases wherein the suspension of legislators by legislative houses was annulled and set aside, the Senate should withdraw the appeal filed against the judgment of the Federal High Court in the case of Senator Omo - Agege.

Human right lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has urged the Senate to withdraw the appeal it filed against the judgment of a Federal High Court, which declared the suspension of Senator Ovie Omo - Agege as illegal.

Senator Ovie Omo - Agege was on Tuesday absent from plenary in spite of Federal High Court judgement that it was unconstitutional for the Senate to...

The Senate leadership had on Monday night resolved to comply with the judgement of the Federal High Court on the suspension of Senator Ovie Omo - Agege.

The Senator representing Delta Central, in the national assembly Ovi Omo - Agege, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that Urhobo people have no land to accommodate the proposed...

Last week the police alongside the DSS colluded to allow armed hoodlums to invade the Senate chambers and snatched the mace at gunpoint even after forcefully reinstating the suspended senator ovie Omo - Agege.

The Senate leadership Monday night resolved to comply with the judgement of the Federal High Court on the suspension of Senator Ovie Omo - Agege.

Senators Ovie Omo - Agege (APC, Delta) and Ali Ndume (APC, Borno), have been summoned by the Senate and the House of Representatives joint adhoc committee investigating the...

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Omo - Agege who fielded questions from reporters at the National Secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Monday, boasted that fresh moves by the Bukola Saraki - led Senate to sustain the 90 days suspension clamped on him would fail.