Bauchi State High Court has ordered the Bauchi State
House of Assembly to reinstate the only female lawmaker, Rifkatu Danna, who was
controversially suspended about a year ago.
Ms. Danna was suspended in June
2012 for allegedly making uncomplimentary remarks when she challenged the
lawmakers’ decision to approve the relocation of the headquarters of Tafawa
Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi.
The Assembly suspended her and
rejected her letter of apology, claiming the letter showed no remorse.
The Bauchi Court, however,
declared the action of the lawmakers as illegal and granted all the reliefs
sought by the lawmaker in a suit filed by her lawyers from the chambers of Femi
Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
The judge also ordered the
defendants, the Assembly and its speaker, to pay the female lawmaker all her
entitlements since her illegal suspension.
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