Judiciary
Melaye Drags Gbajabiamila, Others to Court Over Controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill
Former senator that represented Kogi Central, Dino Melaye, has dragged the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and others before a Federal High Court in Abuja over the controversial ‘Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020’ sponsored by the Speaker and his colleagues.
Melaye confirmed the suit in a tweet on Monday.
“I have just filed a court action against the Speaker and House of Representatives on the wicked bill initiated by Hon Femi Gbajabiamila this morning at the Federal High Court Abuja. We shall overcome” he tweeted.
The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/463/2020, had Gbajabiamila; Malami; Adamu; the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori; the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Patrick Giwa as co-defendants.