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Court throws out suit challenging eligibility of Senator Omo-Agege
Justice Othman Musa of the FCT high court in Bwari has dismissed the suit filed challenging the eligibility of the deputy president of the Senate Ovie Omo-agege over an alleged conviction in the United State of America.
The court clarified that the case against Omo-Agege in the US was merely a non-criminal trial by a Judicial Commission of Inquiry which does not amount to a conviction.
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The court awarded the cost of N1m against the claimant for filing a frivolous suit aimed at denting the image of the Deputy President of the Senate.
Justice Musa stated that the case against the Senator in the state of California was a disciplinary matter which he challenged in the United states Supreme court and won, adding that the Senator was not under any obligation to provide INEC any information in respect to the proceedings in the US.
In his final submission, the judge held that Senator Ovie Omo-agege was not under any indictment or conviction and as such he is not a convict.
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