Court Stops Kwara Assembly From Suspending Only APC Member Of The House

A  High Court sitting  in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital has restrained the House of Assembly and its agents from investigating and suspending a member, Saheed Popoola (Balogun/Ojomu).

Saheed Popoola is the only member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) left in the House that refused to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The House launched a probe into the alleged falsification of certificate and issuance of dud cheque against Saheed Popoola, who approached the court to challenge the decision of the House.

Counsel to the Plaintiff,  Salman Jawondo filed a-32 paragraph affidavit, praying the court to stop the Speaker and other lawmakers from suspending him.

According to him, the defendants have no power to suspend the claimant, truncate and/or interfere with the claimant’s tenure and performance based on criminal allegations of forgery of educational qualifications submitted by the claimant.

Justice T.S Umar after hearing the motion, said “the defendants/respondents and or any person or group of persons acting on their behalf are hereby restrained from investigating, inquiring into, determining and or taking any step as legislative house on criminal allegations of forgery of educational qualification(s) submitted by the claimant for election and issuance of dud/bounced cheques made against the claimant.

“The defendants/respondents are hereby restrained from suspending the claimant/applicant and or truncating and or any way interfering with claimant/applicant’s tenure and performance, and enjoyment of his legislative functions and duties pertaining to his office.”

He thereafter adjourned the case till August 17.