Court rejects bid to bar Senator Ireti Kingibe from ADC activities

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court successful Abuja has rejected the bid of the leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, successful Wuse Ward of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to barroom Senator Ireti Kingibe from participating successful each activities of the enactment pursuing her alleged suspension from the party.

Instead, the justice ordered the ward leaders said to beryllium loyal to the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, to enactment the legislator connected announcement to look successful tribunal to articulation issues with them connected their grievances.

Justice Lifu successful a ruling connected Thursday held that discretion successful specified a petition for prohibition from enactment activities and successful governmental matters indispensable beryllium exercised judicially and judiciously.

The justice said justness would beryllium met successful the lawsuit of the plaintiffs lone erstwhile the broadside of the suspect is heard connected its merit, on with that of the plaintiffs.

Consequently, the justice ordered that Senator Ireti Kingibe should beryllium served with each tribunal processes by the plaintiffs to alteration her go alert of the suit and to hole her defense.

The justice fixed April 20, 2026, for the plaintiffs and the serving legislator to look earlier him for proceeding of each applications successful the matter.

Those who sued the legislator successful the suit marked FHC/ABJ/ CV/539/2026 are Okezuo Godfrey Anayo and Isaiah Ojonugwa Samuel, connected behalf of themselves and ward members arsenic plaintiffs. The legislator is the so...