A Jalingo High Court has fixed September 30, for ruling on the Taraba State House of Assembly’s application on the transfer of Governor Danbaba Suntai’s suit to the Court of Appeal.
The House is calling for the interpretation of Section 190(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
The judge, Justice Ali Andeyantso, will give his ruling on the case between Suntai and the House of Assembly and the Speaker, Haruna Tsokwa, based on the application.
The Counsel to the Speaker, Yusuf Ali (SAN) on September 13, 2013 filed an application, seeking transfer of the matter.
According to Ali, the issue in question had no judicial precedence.
Ali told the court that an interpretation by the Court of Appeal would enable the High Court to determine the matter accordingly.
The Counsel to Taraba State of House Assembly, Yusufu Akirikwen, also submitted similar application.
The Counsel to Suntai, Alex Izinyon (SAN), however, opposed the two applications, saying that they were “premature and grossly misconceived.”
Izinyon urged the court to dismiss both applications.
He prayed the court to look at the processes and facts of the matter to determine whether the plaintiff had any case at all.
According to him, the court is not a robot that will be swayed by anything but a court of law whose decision is based on facts.
The purported letter of resumption of duty transmitted to the House by Suntai after his return to the state on August 25 raised questions among the majority of the lawmakers.
The lawmakers expressed doubt over the authorship of the letter.
They mandated the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Garba Umar, to continue running the state in his capacity as the acting governor and advised Suntai to go for further treatment.
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