After about 20 months of battling for his suspension to be upturned, Abdulmumin Jibrin, the lawmaker representing Bebeji/Kiru Constituency of Kano State, finally tasted victory on Thursday when a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja granted his wishes.
In September 2016, Jibrin was suspended by the House of Representatives for 180 legislative days for accusing Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House, and other principal officers of attempting to pad N30 billion projects into the budget.
However, on Thursday, Justice John Tsoho ruled that the House lacked the powers to suspend a member beyond 14 days.
“The suspension was an interruption of his earning, which will be automatically restored especially when it has been decided that the action was a nullity by virtue of granting prayers 1 and 3 of the originating summons,” Tsoho said, adding that “when an action is declared…
Read More…..Sahara Reporters
