The ruling has set a precedent for similar matters, as citizens suspected of criminal activities now have legal grounds to sue the police if paraded without a court order.
Elisha Ishaku Abbo’s expulsion could cost the ruling party the Senate seat for Adamawa North due to the complications involved in choosing a new candidate after primaries.
Mr Komolafe insisted the commission remains the sole regulator in dealing with such matters, contradicting an earlier statement where Mr Buhari.
“Like other professional lackeys, his entire career has been made possible, thanks to the intervention of powerful patrons.”
Hospital sources disclosed to The Gazette the convicted senator sometimes snuck out of the hospital premises at night, presumably to conduct his usual business.
Messrs Abubakar and Wike agreed to nominate an equal number of members to the reconciliation panel, our sources said.
The investigation followed a tip from a whistleblower.
The legal practitioners’ body threatened to drag the errant judge before the judicial council.
The South-East has 11,498,277 eligible voters.
The journalist had accused Ned Nwoko of complicity in the murder of one Ogogo Blessing, and using his wealth and influence to stall the investigation.
