By Folayimika Akanbi
Embattled member representing Edu Constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Saba Yisa Gideon, heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday as the state High Court sitting in Ilorin voided his suspension from the House and ordered his reinstatement.
Justice Muritala Folorunsho described the respondents’ suspension of the applicant through a motion without notice as a procedural breach of his rights.
Wind Gate News reports that on December 18, 2025, the House suspended the lawmaker for three months for allegedly recording proceedings of a meeting of the House without its consent and transmitted the same to unauthorized persons.
Saba, who picked a hole in his suspension, dragged the Speaker, the House of Assembly, and others (respondents) to court to seek redress.
Justice Folorunsho described the suspension of the lawmaker as illegal, unconstitutional, null, and void.
Setting aside the suspension, the court ordered the respondents settle all the accrued salaries and entitlements due and payable to the applicant as a member and elected representative of Edu Constituency of the state House of Assembly.
The court also restrained the leadership of the House from resisting or interfering with Saba in the performance of his legislative duties.
“I declare that the purported suspension of the applicant from the performance of his legislative duties as elected representative of Edu Constituency of the KWHA by the respondents for three months carried out on December 18, 2025 on the allegation of having been found to have recorded proceedings at a meeting of members of the House without consent and forwarded same to an unauthorized person is not covered by the provision of Legislative Houses, Powers and Privilege Act Item 17 Order 4, Rule 15 of the rules of Kwara state House of Assembly 2019. And therefore, unconstitutional, unlawful, illegal and null and void, and of no legal effect.
“I declare that the combined effect of Section 36 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Section 14 of the Legislative Houses, Powers and Privileges Act of 2017, Order 4, Rule 15 of rules of the state House of Assembly 2019, the purported suspension of the applicant from the performance of his legislative duties, functions and responsibilities as a member and elected representative of Edu State Constituency in the state House of Assembly for three months by the respondents carried December last year is unconstitutional, unlawful, null and void and of no legal effect.
“I declare that his purported suspension amounts to an unlawful and illegal denial of the constitutional rights of the applicant.
“I set aside, the purported suspension of the applicant for three months from the performance of his legislative duties, functions, and responsibilities.
“I grant injunction restraining the respondents- their agents, servants, privies and or any person on the authority of and or under the instructions of the respondents from giving effect to the purported suspension of the applicant or stopping or resisting or in any manner or way interfering with the applicant in the performance of his legislative duties, functions and responsibilities in the state House of Assembly.
“I grant injunction restraining the respondents, their agents, servants, privies and or any other person on the authority or under the instructions of the respondents giving effect to the purported suspension of the applicant or stopping or resisting or in any manner interfering with applicant’s right to enter the premises, chambers of the applicant’s assigned office, committee rooms or and any place in the Kwara State House of Assembly necessary for the performance of his legislative duties, functions and responsibilities as an elected representative of Edu State Constituency.
“I grant an injunction restraining the respondents from stopping payment or refusing to pay all the salaries or entitlements that came to the applicant as a member and elected representative of the Edu State Constituency in the state House of Assembly or in any way or manner due to the purported suspension of the applicant.
“I direct the respondents to pay and settle all the accrued salaries and entitlements due and payable to the applicant as a member and elected representative of Edu State Constituency in the state House of Assembly for any period that the respondents made it impossible for the applicant to discharge his parliament duties and responsibilities,” Justice Folorunsho ruled.
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