The senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Atai
Aidoko, has advised Ex-Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Isaac Alfa
(rtd) to wait for the outcome of the Supreme Court Judgment before
accusing the leadership of the Senate of being biased against
him.
The Senator was reacting to the allegations that the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki, was biased for not swearing in Alfa
following the appeal court ruling that Alfa is the authentic winner
of the Kogi East Senatorial seat.
Alfa has been locked in a three-and-half-year legal tussle with
Senator Atai Aidoko over the Kogi East Senatorial seat.
Alfa had been crying foul over the refusal of the Senate
president, Bukola Saraki, to swear him in after six court rulings
including one at the appeal court in his favour.
Aidoko told our correspondent on the telephone that Alfa should
familiarise himself with the relevant electoral laws which give
only the supreme court the power to make pronouncements on whether
or not he should be sworn in as the rightful owner of the seat.
He said, “The issue at stake is a pre-election matter which only
the Supreme court can take a decision on.”
He drew the attention of Alfa to the case of Bassey Akpan in
Akwa Ibom where the Supreme court was the final arbiter adding that
until then he remained the Senator representing Kogi East.
He said that the Supreme Court has stated several times that a
mere appeal cannot stop the execution of a judgement since an
appeal cannot constitute a Stay.
He wondered why Alfa is making a fuss about an issue currently
in the Supreme court waiting to be adjudicated upon in line with
electoral laws.
According to him, the securing of a judgement in the appeal
court did not invalidate his position as a sitting Senator since
only the Supreme court can decide the rightful owner of the
seat.
He said that Alfa should wait for the Supreme court judgement
before crying foul.
The Supreme court is scheduled to deliver judgement on the case
on December 16, 2018.
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