A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has upturned the suspension of Abdulmumin Jibrin, lawmaker representing Bebeji/Kiru Constituency of Kano State, by the House of Representatives.
In September 2016, Jibrin was suspended for 180 legislative days (the equivalent of a year) after he accused Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker, and other principal officers of attempting to pad N30 billion projects into the budget.
Just before his suspension, the lawmaker was Chairman of the lower chamber’s Appropriations Committee.
He was recalled in March 2018 — after serving way longer than the duration of the suspension — but that was after he had filed a suit asking the court to declare his suspension unconstitutional.
His wish was finally granted on Thursday, with John Tsoho, the presiding judge, also ordering the lower chamber to pay him all the salaries due to him for the period he was…
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