Makurdi court extends restraining order on impeached Benue Speaker, others

A Makurdi High Court presided over by Justice Theresa Igoche, yesterday, granted the interlocutory injunction restraining the impeached Speaker of Benue State House of Assembly, Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange, former Deputy Speaker, James Okefe, and former Majority Leader, Benjamin Adanyi, from parading themselves as principal officers of the Assembly, pending the determination of the substantive suit by the new leadership of the House.

Justice Igoche, who ruled on the application filed by the new Speaker, Mr. Titus Uba, and 21 other members of the Assembly against the former Speaker and seven others, also restrained the Director of State Services, DSS, from again sealing up the assembly complex. She, however, ordered that “for now, the Speaker, Titus Uba, should not use the Benue State House of Assembly Complex for legislative business, pending the determination of the substantive suit.” Read more<<<<<