The last may not have been heard in the crisis that is threatening the relative peace in Kogi State House of Assembly as two Principal Officers may lose their new leadership positions following a suit filed against them by another lawmaker, Hon. Friday Sanni Makama.
Fresh Angle International can authoritatively report that Hon. Makama who is the member representing Igalamela-Odolu State Constituency, has filed a suit before the Kogi State High Court, Idah, seeking a Restraining Order against the Minority Leader, Hon. Godwin Osuyi (PDP Ogori-Magongo) and Deputy Minority Whip, Dr. Friday Alih (PDP, Ofu), from parading themselves as Principal Officers of the Sixth Assembly.
In a suit filed Monday March 27 against the Kogi State House of Assembly, Speaker Imam Ahmed, Godwin Osuyi, Governor Yahaya Bello, Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Kogi State, Accountant General of Kogi State and Kogi State Government, Makama through his Counsel, P.U Ogbadu Esq, noted that illegality and immunity cannot be a cornerstone in administration of government.
The lawmaker is contending that “the 1st and 4th defendants have no powers to unilaterally create additional two Principal Offices/Positions or any Office/Position at all in the 1st defendant’s Assembly when there is no provision in any law, or the rules of the 1st defendant enabling the action”.
Hon. Makama cited pages 5 and pages 6 of the Kogi State House of Assembly Standing Rules on the election of House Principal Officers which states that; “for avoidance of misinterpretation the Principal Officers referred to in rule 6 (1) above includes, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Chief Whip, Deputy Majority Leader, Deputy Chief Whip and Minority Whip”.
This he observed is contrary to what the House is having now as a new seat was created which produced Friday Alih as Deputy Minority Whip.
He alleged that it was a deliberate plan by the State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to pull down his legislative duties in the House, pointing out that a declaration that the purported emergence of the 3rd defendant as the Minority Leader despite the protestation of the minority party members whom he is meant to represent, is illegal, null and void as well as liable to be set aside.
It will be recalled that before Hon. Godwin Osuyi emerged as the new Minority Leader of the House, the State PDP Publicity Secretary, Hon. Bode Ogunmola sent a letter to the House indicating that five PDP lawmakers unanimously endorsed Hon. Friday Sanni Makama as the Minority Leader.
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