Pro-Buhari group tells Senate to respect court ruling on Senator Omo-Agege

Pro-Buhari group says Senate action against Senator
Omo-Agege constitutes an affront to the law and
principles of human right and free speech.
- Senate, Saraki head to Appeal Court against Omo-
Ageg
The Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) has
accused the Nigerian Senate of ill-treating
suspended Senator Omo-Agege representing
Delta north in the National Assembly.

The Nation reports that the group speaking at a
press briefing in Katsina state on Friday, May 11,
urged the upper chamber to respect the recent
ruling of the Federal High Court which ruled that
the Senate’s decision against Omo-Agege was
constitutionally defective.
The state chairman of the group, Abba
YAbdullahi, said the action of the senate
constitutes an affront to the law and principles
of human right and free speech.


Meanwhile, the Nigerian Senate on Thursday,
May 10, rushed to the Court of Appeal against
the nullification of the suspension of one of its
members, Ovie Omo-Agege by the Federal High
Court in Abuja just as the lawmaker reacted to
the judgement in his favour.
Vanguard reports that the Senate and its
president, Bukola Saraki, who is the second
defendant in the case, also filed for a stay of
execution of the nullification of the suspension.
The Senate confirmed that it promptly filed a
notice of appeal and a motion for stay of
execution of the judgement of the lower court.