Ex Lagos Governor loses offer to stop investigation into acquisition of vehicles, see why

A High Court in Ikeja led by Justice Yetunde Adesanya on Thursday, struck out a suit filed by former Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode asking to stop his investigation by the state Assembly over the purchase of 820 buses for Bus Reform Project.

According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Adesanya ruled that the impromptu committee set up to investigate Ambode was a fact-finding committee.

The judge pointed out that an investigation is not an indictment.

“The claimant (Ambode) has not been indicted. An invitation by an agency of government cannot in any way cause a breach of the threat of the fundamental rights of the claimant.

“I hereby find that the claimant’s action is an invitation to the court to cripple the legislative exercise of the statutory power of the Lagos State House of Assembly under Section 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution.

“That is not the function of the court, and no court of law should accede such invitation. The claimant’s suit is hereby struck out,” she said.

Ambode had instituted the civil case against the State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, and the House Clerk, A.A. Sanni.

Other respondents are Mr Fatai Mojeed, the Chairman of the urgent Committee set up by the House to investigate the acquisition of buses and eight members of the committee.