The Special Adviser on Special Duties to the Plateau State governor, Yakubu Jang, has dragged the Speaker of the state House of Assembly and the other 23 members to the state High Court, praying it to stop the House from investigating the avalanche of alleged financial misappropriations levelled against the state, which includes him.
The order of interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants (Speaker and House members) from giving effect to the petition which was received by the House on May 15, and written by a group which goes by the name ‘Plateau Patriotic Front’ was also received by the court on June 11, through the plaintiff ’s counsel, Mr. Sunny-Gabriel Odey.The aspect of the allegation before the House which concerns the plaintiff, who is also the son of the governor, is the part titled “Yakubu Jang Illegally Operating An Account In Zenith Bank.”
The paragraph reads: “Yakubu Jang is the one operating an account in Zenith Bank for the salaries of civil servants in the state. He does that (through) his crony, Pamson Dagyat who goes about amusing himself as Chief Statistician of Plateau State.
This account takes about 70% of federal allocations to the state monthly. He decides when salaries are to be paid. “He makes his money when he chooses to punish government workers by simply withholding salaries to allow interests to accrue to him.
This is illegal.” In the originating summons sent to the state High Court through his counsel, Yakubu Jang wants the court to make a declaration by virtue of Section 128 (1) of the 1999 constitution of Nigeria (as amended) that the defendants cannot validly inquire into deliberate or debate on matters relating to his conduct without a resolution of the House published in its journal or in the official gazette of the state government.
Jang also urges the court to declare that the House cannot entertain, hear, consider or debate a petition addressed, filed, and presented by a person who is not an
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