A high court in Makurdi, capital
of Benue state, on Wednesday restrained eight members of the state assembly
from proceeding with the impeachment process initiated against Samuel Ortom,
the governor.
The court also restrained the
affected lawmakers from sitting and upheld their suspension pending the
determination of the motion on notice.
Eight members of the assembly led
by Terkibir Ikyange, the impeached speaker, on Monday served impeachment notice
the governor.
Ruling on the application on
orders restraining the eight members from sitting, Theresa Igoche, presiding judge,
also restrained Adam Onum, chief judge of Benue, from receiving or acting on
any process or request issued “pursuant to the purported sitting, proceedings
and resolutions of 30th July, 2018 aimed at or commenced for the purpose of
removing governor of the state, pending the determination of the motion on
notice”.
Igoche upheld the subsisting
order that was earlier given by Onum, restraining the former speaker and other
former principal officers from carrying out legislative function.
He ordered security agencies to
vacate the premises of the assembly.
Sebastian Hon, who appeared on
behalf of the plaintiffs alongside over 20 lawyers, described the ruling as
sound and promised to abide by the orders of the court.
Micheal Gusa, Benue state
attorney general and commissioner for justice, applauded the ruling.
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