The speaker said, according to the State Public Office Holders (payment of pension and severance packages) Bill 2018, the former governor is empowered to go away with his official vehicles.
The seven senior lawyers described Mr Aribisogan’s removal as “an overt and brazen exhibition of illegality and use of brute force under democracy”.
ASUU is asking the National Industrial Court to declare as illegal the certificate of registration issued to CONUA and NAMDA.
Agboola Ajayi had defeated Nicholas Tofowomo by 78 to 74 votes at the PDP primary election.
Mr Falana said the lawyer has been subjected to humiliation by being paraded before prison inmates.
The senators said the extension of the budget period was to help complete ongoing projects.
The senators, however, approved the bill on independent candidacy with 89 senators voting yes and five no.
A total of 307 house of representatives members and 88 senators voted in favour of the bill.
Chief Whip of the Senate, said it is the first time an attempt is being made to amend the law since it was enacted in 2015.
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has told governors to use tax money for the benefit of Nigerians.
