A Bauchi State High Court has restrained the factional Speaker, of the State Assembly, Kawuwa Shehu Damina and his Deputy, Tukur Ibrahim against parading themselves as Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively.
Delivering judgement, Justice A.M. Karin Madaki on Friday granted an order of interim conjunction following an application filed by Abubakar Suleiman and 12 other lawmakers.
The application was filed against Bauchi State House of Assembly, Bauchi State Attorney General, Kawuwa Shehu Damina and 16 others as defendants, on June 21st, 2019.
The judge in his ruling said, “Having listened to the learned Counsel to the Plaintiffs/Applicants, Ben Ogbuchi, ESQ, Mukhtar A.Usman ESQ, O.P Egbe-Okpenge, ESQ. move the Court in terms of their motion Ex-parte dated and filed on 21/06/2019.
” I hereby ordered that an order of interim injunction be and is hereby made, restraining the 3rd and 4th Respondents/Defendants from parading themselves out and / or parading themselves, purporting to act in whatever manner as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly respectively pending the determination of the motion on notice”
He later adjourned the matter to July, 2nd, 2019 for motion on notice”
DAILY POST reported that there had been crisis in the state after Abubakar Suleiman Ningi and Kawuwa Shehu Damina emerged as Speakers of the Bauchi State House of Assembly through parallel elections.
The elections were held separately with 11 members loyal to Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, who elected Abubakar Suleiman Ningi as Speaker.
20 members loyal to the former governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar also elected Kawuwa Shehu Damina as Speaker at a separate inauguration.
Meanwhile, the National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has warned Gov. Bala Muhammed of Bauchi State to submit to the rule of law by allowing APC lawmakers who are majority to lead and pilot the affairs of Bauchi State House of Assembly.
