High Court Judge In Jigawa Urges Jigawa Assembly To Respect Court Directive

Umar Akilu Majeri

A high court judge in Dutse, Justice Ahmed Isa Gumel has expressed dismay over the inability of the state assembly to adhere to court directive where it ordered for the restoration of entitlements of suspended Gumel member, Alhaji Sani Isyaku who was suspended by the state assembly indefinitely.

Justice Ahmed Isa who stated this today in the court said, it is very sad that lawmakers in the 21st century are those that are lawbreakers and I wonder how they would expect the ordinary citizens to strictly comply with the same rules and order they’ve promulgated themselves “.

The high court judge was speaking while hearing the case on the nullification of the suspension of Alhaji Sani Isyaku Abubakar member representing Gumel constituency by the Jigawa state assembly.

The High Court Judge had earlier ordered that all the rights and privileges of the suspended member be restored pending the determination of the motion on notice for an interlocutory injunction which was never done.

The judge also accused the state assembly of not complying with the court order restraining the respondents from further interfering, tampering, or doing anything inimical to the rights and privileges of the appellant as the member representing Gumel constituency in the state assembly.

The lead counsel of the complainant Prof. Mamman Lawan (SAN) had later accused the state assembly of breach of law by refusing to give the complainant a fair hearing before his indefinite suspension.

He said the assembly ought to have respected its own house rules by referring issues of such to the ethics and privileges committee for investigations and onward advice that would be discussed on the floor of the assembly.

He said the fundamental rights of the member was abused by shortchanging the electorates that elected him to represent the people of Gumel emirate and such action by the state assembly indicate that now the Gumel emirate has no any representation at the Jigawa state house of assembly
After hearing both sides the judge Justice Ahmed IsahGume has postponed the case for hearing to 23rd of June 2020.