- After serving suspension for eight months, the Senate has recalled its member, Ali Ndume
- Ndume recall to the Senate was contained in a letter by the clerk of the upper chamber of the National Assembly
- Some members also disagreed with the counsel to the Senate, Mike Ozekhome, for rushing to the Court of Appeal without their consent
The Nigerian Senate has finally recalled its suspended former leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume.
With his recall, Senator Ndume is expected to attend the sitting of the upper chamber on Tuesday, November 14.
Ndume’s recall came just as some senators reportedly disagreed with the upper chamber’s counsel, Mike Ozekhome(SAN), for running to the appeal court in Abuja on their behalf.
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The Nation reports that Ozekhome had appealed the ruling of a high court presided over by Justice Babatunde Quadri that declared Ndume’s suspension illegal without the resolution of senators on the matter.
The appeal by Ozekhome happened barely 72 hours after the high court judgement
In the appeal, the appellants include Senate President Bukola Saraki and the chairman of the chamber’s committee on ethics and privileges, Samuel Anyanwu.
The report said many of the senators do not really want the case against Ndume to continue to drag on.
It quoted a ranking senator as saying: “So far, we have not agreed at the executive session to go to the Court of Appeal on this matter. We are all war wearied, we want peace now, we are tired of any row among us.
“Even the High Court refused to award cost in the spirit of engendering peace and harmony in the Senate. We will prefer to broker peace between the Senate president and Ndume.”
It also quoted another senator as saying: “I think our counsel was only acting on the basis of law but we will rather proffer political solution to the judgment of the High Court. It is not every time you go to court.”
One other senior lawmaker, whose name was not given, reportedly said: “Going to the Court of Appeal may compound the situation. Some of us have just discovered that our counsel once filed a suit in court against the Senate when Sen. Arthur Nzeribe was suspended.
“We believe it is wrong of him now to be defending the suspension of a senator. You cannot approbate and reprobate in law.
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“I will advise the president of the Senate to be magnanimous and toe the path of peace and reconciliation which had been initiated by leaders from APC and Borno state.”
NAIJ.com earlier reported that the Senate, in a statement through its lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, said it would apply for stay of execution at the Court of Appeal.
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Source: Naija.ng