A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Clement Jimbo, (APC- Akwa Ibom) has called for further judicial clarity in the ongoing legal impasse involving leadership of the Senate and suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
He made the call in a motion on personal explanation raised during plenary on Tuesday at the National Assembly in Abuja.
Jimbo called for greater clarity and consistency in the delivery of judicial judgments across Nigeria, alleging increasing trend of court judgments being delivered with “ambiguities subject to different interpretations.”
He argued that court judgments should be simple, without ambiguity and not open to multiple interpretations, as it could sow confusion and weaken the rule of law.
Jimbo, therefore , warned that the judiciary’s credibility was at stake if judgments continued to lack the clarity necessary for enforcement, particularly in politically sensitive cases.
“As members of parliament with the constitutional mandate to make laws for the good governance, prosperity and security of our nation, it is imperative we draw attention to these perceived inconsistencies from our judiciary.
“There is also an urgent need to recalibrate the template on which judgments of our courts are written, expressed and delivered, to clearly convey the intentions of our judges,,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that in March, Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months for allegedly breaking the senate standing rule.
However, Akpoti-Uduaghan challenged her suspension in court and on Saturday, the Kogi senator vowed to resume sitting on Tuesday, citing the court judgment.
The Senate had reaffirmed, for the third time, that there was no subsisting court order mandating it to recall the senator before the expiration of her suspension.
Attempts to resume legislative activities at the national assembly on Tuesday by the lawmaker, accompanied by her supporters were hindered by armed security agents at the complex entry points. (NAN)
