The suit instituted by embattled Speaker, Federal
House of Representatives Hon Aminu Waziri
Tambuwal against the Attorney General of the
Federation and the Inspector General of Police
over the withdrawal of his security details was
today, November 17, 2014 struck out by the
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
The embattled speaker withdrew the suit filed against
the Federal Government over withdrawal of his
security details.
Following Tambuwal’s defection from the ruling
party, Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to the All
Progressives Congress (APC), his security aides
had been withdrawn by the Federal Government.
Tambuwal instituted this suit challenging the
constitutional powers of the Inspector General of
Police to withdraw his security aides without a
court order.
In striking out the suit, the Court heard the oral
application by Tambuwal’s Counsel, Dr. Tunji
Abayomi on the grounds that the speaker
instructed him to withdraw the action and he is
bound to act on his Client’s instruction and also
in compliance with the Rules of Professional
Conduct.
The Counsel to Federal Government in the suit,
Ade Okeaya-Inneh (SAN) and Dr Fabian Ajogwu
(SAN) did not oppose the application but prayed
the court for an order of dismissal on the ground
that they had filed a response to the application
and prayed the Court for an order as to cost.
The trial Judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed in
delivering a short ruling held that the Federal
Government had only responded to the
interlocutory application and not the substantive
one.
He further held that the implication was that the
defendants have not yet joined issue with the
plaintiff. Accordingly, he struck out the suit with
no order as to cost.
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