Why Senate may reject court judgement on Aidoko

There are strong indications that the Senate upon resumption from a three week recess, may reject the court judgment on the Kogi East senatorial seat presently occupied by Senator Attai Aidoko Ali.

The likely rejection of the court judgment by the upper chamber stems from an order by the court in its judgement asking the Clerk of Senate, as against the Senate President to swear in Air Marshall Isaac Alfa as Senator representing Kofi East.

According to legal experts, the order by the court is capable of triggering constitutional crises in the National Assembly over the engagement and disengagement of lawmakers.

A prominent member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Barrister Abdul Sadiq Esq, therefore urged the Senate to reject the judgment of ‎the court, and also cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the consequences of issuing a certificate of return without carefully studying the implication of the judgment.