Senator Omo-Agege
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted an utility by Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege searching for to serve contempt proceedings on the Senate and Senate President Bukola Saraki, by newspaper publication.
Omo-Agege approached the courtroom by an ex parte movement searching for to impact service of type 48 which is discover of contempt and type 49, discover of committal to jail on the respondents for refusing to simply accept private service.
Alex Izinyon (SAN), counsel to the lawmaker, advised the courtroom that since May when the courtroom made an order nullifying his client’s suspension, the senate had but to pay him his excellent salaries, and allowances.
Izinyon advised the courtroom that they'd problem serving the respondents notably Saraki.
He acknowledged that the bailiff knowledgeable him that the safety on the gate of the National Assembly denied him entry to the advanced.
Following Izinyon’s submissions, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba granted the order for substituted service by newspaper publication as prayed by the applicant.
The transfer by Omo-Agege is to implement the May 10 judgment delivered by Justice Dimbga nullifying his suspension and ordering the senate to pay him his excellent salaries and allowances.