Hon. Dino Melaye and 5 others out of the eleven suspended members of the House of the House of Representative who were recently penalized for unruly behavior during a plenary session of the House recently finally got the court to hear their application for interlocutory injunctions today despite the extensive opposition mounted by the Speaker of the House and the other defendants in the suit.

This morning I wish to raise an issue which most people may not be too interested in and which they may not want to talk about or even comment on. Nevertheless, and despite this, I shall still raise it here simply because I believe that it is of vital importance for so many reasons, not least of all because the very liberty and life of a fellow Nigerian is clearly at stake. I also think that it is an issue that we should all find a little time to ponder on, do a little soul-searching about, pray about and perhaps do our own research on and look into. This is because as far as I am concerned there is a grave injustice that is going on right under our very noses in our land today which is being systematically perpetuated by the Nigerian state even as you read this essay.

Mallam Nasir El Rufai

The former Minister, Mallam Nasir El Rufai, challenged the jurisdiction of the court to continue with his trial in view of the fact that he and 2 of his former subordinates were arraigned under the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) Act 2000 which specifically provides for any violator of the Act to be tried at a state’s High Court or the FCT High Court.