Hon Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High
Court Abuja today heard and declined a motion
exparte filed and argued by Aminu Tambuwal’s
Lawyers. In the application, Tambuwal sought for
an injunction to restrain the House of
Representatives from reconvening and from
having any meeting to remove him as the Speaker
of the House of Representatives. Also declined by
the Court was an application for an order of court
directing the Inspector General of Police to
restore the security aides of Tambuwal.
Declining the exparte application, the Judge
ordered the applicants to serve the motions on
the Defendants to afford them the opportunity of
responding and showing cause why the injunction
should not be granted. He however directed that
parties maintain status quo till Friday November
7, 2014 for the Defendants to respond to the
applications and show cause why they should not
be granted. It is gathered that a Memorandum of
Conditional appearance was today filed by
Counsel to the Federal Government, Dr Fabian
Ajogwu SAN and Mr Ade Okeaya-Inneh SAN.
It would be recalled that Tambuwal who recently
defected from the PDP to the APC had sued the
Inspector General of Police, The Attorney General
of the Federation, INEC, the Deputy Speaker
House of Reps, PDP, and the PDP Chairman
seeking to preserve his position. The matter is
adjourned to November 7, 2014.
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