Suspended member of the House of Representatives, Hon
Abdulmumin Jibrin has filed a fresh suit against the leadership of the House at
the Federal High Abuja on Friday shortly after he withdrew the one of August 9
challenging plans to stop his suspension.
The former chairman of appropriation committee is seeking N1
billion as damages for his suspension.
Jibrin, in the fresh suit, urged the court to declare his
suspension as a violation of his fundamental human right to freedom of
expression.
He prayed the court to declare that the resolution passed by
the House of Representatives suspending him was in breach of Section 68 of the
1999 Constitution as amended.
He asked the court to restrain the House of Representatives
from preventing him from participating in the committees of the House or
accessing the legislative chambers to perform his legislative duties.
Justice John Tosho has fixed November 22 for hearing of the
suit.
Earlier, Mr. Tosho had struck out a suit filed by Mr.
Jibrin, challenging his suspension from the House after his counsel Chukuma
Nwachukwu asked for discontinuance.
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