TAMBUWAL: COURT STOPS HOUSE OF REPS FROM RE-CONVENING

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday stopped the House of Representatives from re-convening before November 7 when the suit
filed by the Speaker of the house Aminu Tambuwal will be heard.
Tambuwal had filed an exparte motion before the court on Monday praying for an order of interim injunction stopping the House of Representatives from re-convening and removing him from office pending the determination of the suit he filedon Friday.
Joined in the suit are the Peoples Democratic Party, its national chairman, Adamu Mu'azu, House of Representatives, Deputy Speaker of the house of Representatives, Inspector General of Police, Independent National Electoral Commission and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) as first to seventh defendants.
Tambuwal had on Friday filed a motion on notice at the registry seeking to stop his removal from office and restoration of his security aides.
Ruling on the motion ex parte, the trial judge, Justice A.R Mohammed
held that parties in the suit should maintain status quo until the
substantive suit is heard.

He further ordered the defendants in the suit to appear on the next
adjourned date to show why Tambuwal's prayers should not be
granted. He later adjourned till November 7.
Source: Daily Trust