The last has not been heard of the court judgment asking the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami to delete clause 84(12) of the Electoral Act.
The House of Representatives has decided to appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia.
The court had specifically asked the Attorney General of the Federation to delete section 84(12) from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Members of the House expressed disappointment and displeasure with the judgment.
They said it was aimed at usurping the powers of lawmaking conferred on them by the 1999 Constitution as amended.
They also resolved to petition the National Judicial Council(NJC) about the conduct of the judge who gave judgement against the National Assembly even when they were not necessary parties to the suit.
They further asked the Attorney General of the Federation not to tamper with the law as made by the National Assembly pending the determination of all appeals related to it.
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamiala said the Executive or an appointee of the Executive coukd not by the provision of the Constitution delete even a punctuation mark on any law as that would amount to usurping the powers expressly conferred on the National Assembly.
He said it was curious the judgment was given when Plaintiff did not show any injury that he would suffer if the section was not deleted, adding that the plaintiff was neither a political appointee nor a public servant.
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