* Orders Payment Of His Salaries, Allowances A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the suspension of Senator Ali Ndume as illegal and unconstitutional and ordered that he be paid all his outstanding salaries and allowances,set aside the suspension and ordered that Mr. Ndume be allowed to resume his duties in the senate as a senator . Justice Babatunde Quadri on Friday held that the suspension of Ndume (APC, Borno South) for 90 legislative days (Six months) on March 30, 2017 “is a violation of his right to fair hearing and freedom of expression as guarranteed by sections 36 and 39 of the extant Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Article 7(1) and 9(2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, 2004.” “The suspension of the plaintiff (Ndume) is hereby declared illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional. The purported suspension contained in the letter of March 30 is hereby set aside. “The first and second defendants (the senate president and the senate) are hereby directed to pay the plaintiff his outstanding salaries and allowances forthwith.” The judge, however, refused to grant the N500 million damages Mr. Ndume asked the court to award him. “Relief on the issue of damages is hereby refused, because I hope this will facilitate reconciliation in the senate between the plaintiff and other members of the senate and bring peace to our nascent democracy.” The Senate had on March 30, suspended Mr. Ndume, who was former Majority Leader for 90 legislative days (six months). Mr. Ndume was suspended for raising a matter that the Senate investigate public allegations of impropriety against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and another senator, Dino Melaye. The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, which investigated the matter recommended that Mr. Ndume be suspended for one year. The report, which was presented by the committee’s chairman, Samuel Anyanwu, was considered by the lawmakers at plenary. Mr. Ndume was subsequently suspended for six months for “bringing Melaye, his colleague, and the institution of the senate to unbearable disrepute.” Mr. Ndume, not satisfied by the reason given for his suspension, headed to court to challenge the action of the senate. (NAN)]]>

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