Alex Enumah in Abuja
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja has suspended judgment in a legal action seeking the sack of the Senate President Bukola Saraki and 53 other lawmakers over their defection from one political party to another last year.
The court suspended the verdict scheduled for delivery Thursday following the appearance of Mahmoud Magaji (SAN), who made a case of fair hearing for the national lawmakers.
While Saraki, Melaye amongst others defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Godswill Akpabio had defected from the opposition PDP to the ruling APC, an action that necessitated the legal action by an advocacy group, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP).
Justice Abang, who reluctantly suspended the judgment, said: “The defendants had sufficient time to challenge this suit but failed. They allowed the plaintiff to incur cost to prosecute this matter and also allowed the court…
