Court Dismisses Adamawa Assembly Application Over Nyako’s Impeachment Mohammed Ismail — July 4, 2014 A Yola high court presided by acting chief judge Justice Ambrose Mammadi on Thursday dismissed an application filed by Adamawa lawmakers over its jurisdiction to entertain a case filed by Governor Murtala Nyako who earlier obtained an interlocutory injunction to quash the impeachment proceedings being pursued by the Adamawa State House of Assembly against him. While ruling on the lawmakers’ application on whether the court has jurisdiction or not to entertain the suit brought by the state governor in respect of impeachment process initiated by the lawmakers, presiding judge Mammadi averred that the court has jurisdiction to entertain the suit and therefore dismissed the lawmakers’ application and adjourned to July 9, 2014. The state high court had earlier slammed an interlocutory injunction restraining the lawmakers for taking any decision pending the determination of the suit filed by the governor. Reacting on the Thursday ruling, counsel to the embattled governor Barr. Ayo Akumu expressed happiness with the ruling: “I am comfortable; my joy is that the court did not say it has no jurisdiction to entertain the case. The matter is still pending before the court, I am OK with it. “The action taken by the House of Assembly… as at yesterday I had made it clear that is a violation of the court order.’’ Also reacting, Nyako’s adviser on legal matters Hajiya Hadiza Aminu applauded the ruling: “We are happy for today’s ruling which says that the court has jurisdiction to hear the case, that’s why it has been adjourned to July 9, 2014, for continuation. We appeal to our teeming supporters to remain calm, resolute and be law-abiding as the court is on the top of the matter.” It’s not clear for now whether the state acting judge had received any correspondence from the lawmakers to constitute the seven-man panel or not. The chief registrar of the high court, Alhaji Abubakar Babayola, denied any communication. “As I am talking to you now, we are yet to receive their correspondence, and if there is any we will communicate to you,’’ said the chief registrar. But when contacted on phone, the chief press secretary to the speaker of the state Assembly, Mr Solomon Kumangar, said, ‘’ The clerk has since communicated the matter and it was received at the chamber of the acting chief judge before closing hours.’’leadership.ng/news/376885/court-dismisses-adamawa-assembly-application-nyakos-impeachment
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:46:20 +0000
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