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.
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.
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 Senate had on April 12, 2018,
suspended Omo - Agege for 90 legislative days, for dragging the chamber to court over the amendment to the Electoral Act 2010.
Not exact matches
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...
Meanwhile,
Omo - Agege had filed his suit on March 26, 2018, earlier before he was
suspended by the Senate on April 13.
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.
Protesters on Wednesday morning stormed the National Assembly demanding for the recall of the
suspended Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial district, Ovie
Omo - Agege.
Senator Ovie
Omo - Agege representing Delta Central Senatorial district was during Thursday plenary
suspended for 90 legislative days on Thursday.
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 have
suspended him.
The Senate has
suspended Senator Ovie
Omo - Agege for 90 days over his comment that the amendment to the Electoral Act 2010 to reorder the sequence of polls in a general election was targeted at President Muhammadu Buhari.