Bar Gbajabiamila from contesting House of Reps Speaker seat, tax payer begs court

The Federal High Court, Abuja was on Wednesday asked to bar a leading contender to the Speakership of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila from contesting the position on the ground that he has been convicted by the Supreme Court of the United States of America over allegation of fraud.

The plaintiff in the matter, Philip Undie joined the House of Representatives, Attorney General of the Federation and the All Progressives Congress (APC), along with Gbajabiamila as defendants in the suit.

In an Originating Summons marked FHC/ABJ/C/538/2019, the plaintiff wants the court to determine whether upon the construction of Section 66 of the 1999 Constitution and the judgement of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, Atlanta, the USA in Suit no. SO6YO829, Femi Gbajamiabila is a fit and proper person to be elected to the House of Representatives and to the Office of the Speaker of the House.

The plaintiff is, therefore, praying the court for an order of injunction restraining the House of Representatives and APC from accepting the nomination of Gbajabiamila as an aspirant for the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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He is also praying the court for an order of injunction stopping Gbajabiamila from parading himself as a member of the House of Representatives and also an aspirant for the office of the Speaker of the House.

Similarly, Undie who claimed to be a taxpayer in Nigeria is further seeking for another order of injunction restraining the House of Representatives, AGF and APC from recognising Gbajabiamila as a member of the House and as an aspirant to the Speakership of House of Representatives.

The plaintiff, therefore, prayed the court to declare that Gbajabiamila is not a fit and proper person to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives and as Speaker of the house.

The suit filed by Ayodele on behalf of the plaintiff is however yet to be assigned to any judge.