Breaking News: High Court Lafia bars Ogazi from parading self as Nasarawa Speaker.
A high court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State has restrained Daniel Ogah Ogazi from parading self as Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly following a decisive move to address the ongoing leadership crisis that has plagued the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
The state government had through the Ministry of Justice, filed an exparte motion on June 14, 2023.
The motion was heard on June 15, 2023, at High Court 1, presided over by the Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Hon Justice Aisha Bashir Aliyu.
During the proceedings, Y. Y. Ede esq, Director of Civil Litigation, and G. E. Benjamin esq, representing the plaintiffs, presented their submissions.
Considering the arguments put forth, the Hon Chief Judge and Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission, who also serves as the Chairman of the Committee on Criminal Justice for Nasarawa State, ordered that Hon Daniel Ogah Ogazi and Hon Mohammed Adamu Oyanki are hereby restrained from parading themselves as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly until the determination of the motion on notice.
The court further directed that the restraining order be served on Hon Daniel Ogah Ogazi, Hon Mohammed Adamu Oyanki, and the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State, for immediate compliance.
The motion on notice is scheduled for a hearing on July 10, 2023. Signed by Enoch Ali Maku, Director of Information and Protocol at the High Court Headquarters in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
This development comes as a significant step in resolving the leadership crisis that has hampered the functioning of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly. The court’s intervention aims to ensure stability and the smooth operation of the legislative body until a final determination is reached.
Global Times Nigeria reports that Ogazi and his factional group had on 6th May, 2023 declared themselves Speaker, deputy and named principal officers at the assembly complex after forcefully break down the facilities to gain access.
It was also reported that Ogazi election was not properly conducted as clerk, proclamation and all other constitutional righteousness was never observed during their selection in Lafia
