Plateau High Court sitting in Jos on Monday reinstated Abok Ayuba as Speaker of the state House of Assembly, more than 18 months after he was removed.
Ayuba who represents the Jos East constituency was impeached on October 28, 2021, by some members of the state assembly in controversial circumstances and replaced by another lawmaker, Yakubu Sanda, who represents the Pengana state constituency
Folowing the impeachment, two members of the House, Gwottson Fom, representing Jos South State constituency and Tyem Pirfa Jinfa, representing Langtang North North Constituency approached the court for redress.
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The Presiding Judge, Justice Nefisa Musa, who delivered the judgment, granted the plaintiff’s prayers.
Musa said the procedure adopted for the removal of Ayuba was illegal.
Ayuba, who went from the court straight to the Assembly Complex, said he was vindicated from the illegal impeachment.
He thanked the Plateau people for standing by him during his travails.
“I and my honourable colleagues, today we give God the glory once again for this victory for democracy in Nigeria once again.
“We are here on the premises of the House of Assembly because all of us were elected to represent our various constituencies.
“We still have some months left for us to continue the assignment that was duly given to us by our various constituencies.
“Even though there was a crisis some time ago, today the court has given these terms against that illegality that was done,” he said.
The reinstated speaker said by the grace of God, sitting would continue in the house peacefully, without any rancour.
Ayuba said his camp would not fight anybody, adding that they were all members of the assembly and that all were Plateau people and also Nigerians. Adding that they would all work together for the betterment of Plateau and Nigeria.
