A Yola High Court presided over by Justice Ambrose Mammadi, has
granted an interim injunction restraining the Adamawa State Assembly
from suspending the member representing Mubi South Constituency,
Abubakar Abdulrahman.
The court also restrained the House from dissolving its standing
Committee on Finance, Budget and Appropriation chaired by Mr.
Abdulrahman pending the determination of the motion on notice.
Mr. Abdulrahman had dragged the Speaker of the House, Kabiru
Mijinyawa, and the Assembly before the court over his three-month
suspension and the dissolution of his committee.
He was suspended because he granted a press briefing where he
criticized the House for approving N11 billion vire-ment in the state
2015 budget.
Justice Mamadi while granting the injunction, said “From my reading
of these processes, I am of the opinion that the applicant has made a
case for the grant of the application herein. Consequently I grant the
application as prayed. I make the following Orders.
“An interim Injunction restraining the defendants from carrying into
effect the pronouncement of the 1st defendant dissolving the House
Committee on Finance, Budget and appropriation made on 10th November,
2015 pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice.
“An Order of interim Injunction restraining the defendants from
suspending the plaintiff in this matter from Adamawa state House of
Assembly pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice
in this matter.
“An order that the motion on notice be served on the defendants.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Abdulrahman who expressed satisfaction with the court
order, has urged his supporters and members of his constituency to
remain calm as he would leave no stone unturned in providing them with
the needed quality representation.
“What happened to me is part of the challenges one has to face for
being vocal. I want my people to know that I am there for them and the
positive change our great party APC represent,” Mr. Abdulrahman said.
(Premium Times)
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