19 Ekiti lawmakers sue 7 PDP colleagues for treasonable felony Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin and 18 other lawmakers elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged a Federal High Court in Lagos to order the arrest and prosecution of seven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for treasonable felony. The APC lawmakers, who are seeking 22 declarative reliefs from the court, want a declaration that the seven factional members, having conspired to take control of the Ekiti State House of Assembly being a part of Government of Nigeria in contravention of the provisions of section 1(2) of the constitution and section 41(c) of the criminal Code have committed treasonable felony. They are also seeking an order of the court directing Inspector General of Police/Commissioner of police to arrest and to prosecute the factional seven lawmaker for act of.reasonable felony. The 19 APC legislators also seek an order declaring all actions carried out by the seven PDP lawmakers, especially as pertaining to Dele Olugbemi and Olayinka Abeni purportedly holding the office of Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively as illegal. The presiding judge, Justice Saliu Saidu adjourned the matter till January 7, 2015, for hearing.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 22:07:08 +0000