The Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police yesterday said following the defection of Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), he does not deserve police protection as the Speaker of the House.
They therefore asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the suit filed by the Speaker over alleged moves to impeach him as well as the withdrawal of his security details as Speaker.
When the case resumed yesterday for hearing, the presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed revived its earlier orders for the parties to maintain status quo.
The judge premised the order to maintain status quo on verbal undertakings by the defendants’ lawyers not to do anything that would destroy the subject matter of the case.
In his ruling, Justice Mohammed held that: “Parties are on agreement that the (reservation) should not be tampered with.
“The plaintiffs are satisfied by the undertakings granted the defendants not to tamper with the res. The lone issue now is the security of the plaintiff.
“On the issue of jurisdiction, the court has power to determine whether or not it has jurisdiction.
“The preliminary objections will be taken together with the substantive case.
“Parties are hereby directed to maintain the status quo pending the hearing of the suit and the preliminary objections.”
Justice Mohammed however did not make any order directing the police to reinstate the security details of the Speaker.
He adjourned the matter till November 17.
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