820 BRT Buses: Why Court Okays Ambode’s Probe

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An Ikeja High Court in Lagos State on Thursday struck out a suit filed by former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to stop the House of Assembly from probing the 820 buses he bought for public transportation.

Justice Adesanya said: “The court will not stop the Lagos House of Assembly (Ad-hoc Committee) from carrying out its constitutional function of oversight. The suit is hereby struck out.

Justice Yetunde Adesanya held that Ambode had a case to answer in relation to the procurement of the buses.

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She held that the suit filed by the former governor “is incompetent.”

“The claimant (Ambode) has not been indicted. An invitation by an agency of the government cannot in anyway cause a breach of the threat of the fundamental rights of the claimant.

“I hereby find that the claimant’s action is an invitation to the court to cripple the legislative exercise of the statutory power of the Lagos State House of Assembly under sections 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution.

“That is not the function of the court and no court of law should accede to such invitation. The claimant’s suit is hereby struck out.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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