Assembly seat dispute: Appeal Court awards costs against lawmaker

Justice Ahmad Belgore of the Court of Appeal in Ado-Ekiti, yesterday, penalised a Member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Musa Arogundade, by awarding a N10, 000 cost against him for delay in compiling and transmitting supplementary record of appeal within the time allowed by law.
Arogundade is appealing a judgment of a Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti, which nullified his election and declared Toyin Obayemi as the validly elected lawmaker to represent Ado-Ekiti Constituency 1 in the assembly.
Aside nullifying his election, the Federal High Court had also ordered the lawmaker to refund all salaries, allowances and emoluments received since he was inaugurated as a lawmaker in June 2015.
Belgore also ordered the lawmaker and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to file a motion to consolidate their appeals.
All pending applications were taken, while the court also ordered the appellants to file their brief of argument on or before June 19.
The court adjourned the case to June 19 for hearing and adoption of brief of argument.

POSTED BY:OPUOMONI PRIYE
DATE:07/06/2017