An advocacy group, Legal Defence and Assistance Project, , dragged the lawmakers to court seeking a declaration that they were no longer members of the National Assembly having defected to other political parties before the expiration of their tenure.
He concluded that they were meddlesome interlopers who instituted the suit to annoy the defendants, Nigerians and their constituents who voted them to represent them. “They claim that they are a registered NGO and that since this is an issue of public interest litigation, they have the locus. “Public interest litigation is limited to cases of fundamental rights especially where the exercise of such rights has been vested on public officers or public institutions like INEC, the senate president or the speaker.”
Arguing on behalf of the plaintiff, Jubrin Okutepa maintained that his client had the requisite locus standi to appear in court. Justice Abang in a short ruling noted that the court had on April 11, suspended delivering judgment in the suit, even though the judgement was ready, because of an application from the defendants to be heard.He adjourned the matter until May 17 for judgement.
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