Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja has refused an application by two members of the House of Representatives, praying to be made parties in the suit by a former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin.
Jibrin, in the suit N1billion suit against House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara and others, is challenging his suspension from the House, for among others, questioning the decision the House o Reps leadership.
In a ruling Thursday, Justice Tsoho dismissed the application by Nicholas Ossai and Orker-Jev Yisa, ans held that it lacked merit.
Ossai was the Chairman of House Committee on Ethics, which recommended Jibrin’s suspension and Yisa was the House member who moved the motion Jibrin’s suspension.
The judge described the two lawmakers as co-defendants to the suit as a busy-body and unnecessary parties in the case.
Justice Tsoho adjourned to April 28 for the hearing of the substantive suit.
Jibrin, from Kano State, filed the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/Bl2/2015, shortly before his suspension.
He is seeking among others, an order voiding his suspension and reinstating him to the House.
Jibrin, who was suspended on September 28, 2016, for 180 legislative days, eqully asked the court for N1bn as damages against the respondents for his alleged wrongful suspension.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the House itself and the Clerk of the House are the first to the third defendants to the suit.
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