Three chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State have dragged the Clerk of the state House of Assembly to court.
The lawmakers are seeking to compel the clerk to abide by the Order of the House.
The suit marked KWS /186/2019 was filed before an Ilorin High court on Sunday.
It was between the plaintiffs namely: Maroof Yusuf Olaniyi (Kwara Central), Abass Adeoti (Kwara South) and Usman Hussein (Kwara North) against the Clerk of Kwara State House of Assembly.
The plaintiffs counsel, Barrister Seun Ijaodola, made this available to newsmen on Sunday.
In the suit, the appellants are seeking for an order of the court, “mandating the defendant to abide by the Order 11 Rule 3 Sub 2 (A) of the Rules of Kwara state House of Assembly 2019, the determination of the sole question is whether or not the defendant can compromise the requirement for the appointment of the Speaker of Kwara state House of Assembly in favour of a member-elect who is not qualified by Order 11 Rule 3 Sub 2(A)of the Rules of Kwara state house of assembly.
“That the only member elect with such qualification is Saheed Popoola, the serving Honourable member representing Ojomu constituency from Offa, Kwara South.”
They are also seeking the order of the court, “that the appointment of principal members of the House of Assembly is the exclusive business of the House and not that of the political party.”
They also claimed, “that because the Deputy governor-elect, the Minister of Information and Culture among other positions are from Kwara South, our party is trying to intervene in the selection of the Speaker of the Kwara state House of Assembly by ceding it to Kwara North but none of the member elect have the legislative experience required as a precondition for appointment as Speaker.”
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