A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday refused an ex-parte application by the Enugu-East Senator in the National Assembly, Gilbert Nnaji, seeking to restrain the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, and the Attorney General of the Federation from further investigation of allegation of forgery of the Senate Standing Order 2015.
Rather Justice Gabriel Kolawole, in a ruling, ordered Arase and the AGF to appear in court on August 4, to show cause why the court should not grant the request contained in the plaintiff’s ex parte motion.
The allegedly forged Senate Standing Order was used for the conduct of the election which brought in the current leadership of the National Assembly on June 9, 2015.
Nnaji, through his counsel, Nwokolo, on Monday urged Kolawole, torestrain further investigation of the allegation and publish its report.
Apparently, the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/646/15, was filed before the release and sending of the police report to the Attorney-General of the Federation’s office for further action.
Kolawole held that he could not grant the restraining order at the level of ex parte hearing since it was the same issue the plaintiff canvassed in their substantive suit.
He held that he needed to afford both the IGP and the Attorney-General of the Federation to be heard before taking a decision on the ex parte petitions.
He held that he needed to afford both the IGP and the Attorney-General of the Federation to be heard before taking a decision on the ex parte petitions.
The court also refused to grant the petition for accelerated hearing on the grounds that it lacked the power to abridge the 30 days which the defendants were entitled to without their consent.
It however ordered the plaintiff to serve the court processes on the defendants and asked the respondents to appear in court on August 4 to show cause why the petition sought by the plaintiff in his ex parte application should not be granted.
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