Abuja Federal High Court Grants Tambuwal’s Constituents Joinder Application

An Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday conceded an application by some Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal constituents, Sokoto State, looking to appeal against the court’s Monday decision declining to go along with them as respondents.

The constituents had tried to be joined in the suit established by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, to stop his evacuation as speaker over his deserting.

Equity Ahmed Mohammed allowed the application in the wake of listening to the accommodation of their guidance, Israel Olorundare (SAN), for leave of court to bid against the decision.

“The applicants’ prayer seeking the leave of court to appeal the earlier ruling on joinder is hereby granted as prayed,’’ he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that incidents were stalled when Olorundare and Mr Monisore Onigbanjo (SAN), Counsel to Sokoto State administrators, said they had documented separate applications for stay of transactions.

The applications were relied because they had documented notices of appeal against the decision of the court which on Monday denied them to be joined as respondents.

The constituents were restricted to any move to uproot Tambuwal as speaker or proclaim his seat empty, contending that it would deny them of representation in the House of Representatives.

Justice Mohammed suspended the case till Dec. 16 for further hearing.