The suspended Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Honourable Abdulmumuni Jibrin, will know the fate of his legal challenge on May 10.
The date was fixed by the Federal High Court in Abuja, to determine whether or not to stay proceedings in suit challenging the legality of the lawmaker’s suspension.
Justice John Tsoho fixed the date after hearing arguments for and against an application by two members of the House; Honourable Nicholas Ossai, House Committee Chairman on Ethics and Honourable Oker Jev.
In their motion for stay of proceedings filed by their counsel, Mr Akeem Kareem, the lawmakers informed the court that they had already filed a notice of appeal against the April 13 ruling of the court, which disallowed them from joining the suit as interested parties.
Counsel to the suspended member, Mr Femi Falana, however opposed the motion and asked the court to discountenance it on the grounds that those seeking to stop the substantive matter have no locus standi to do so.
