Senate Pays Omo-Agege’s Entitlements — After Court Warning
Ovie Omo-Agege, senator representing Delta central, has received the entitlements accrued to him during his suspension by the upper legislative chamber.
The senator was suspended after he instituted a suit against the senate in April. He filed the suit following the moves to suspend him.
He was eventually suspended for 90 legislative days.
But in May, a federal high court in Abuja nullified the suspension and ordered that he be paid his entitlements.
At the court on Thursday, Alex Izinyon, council to Omo-Agege, said his client was paid on October 12 after Nnamdi Dimgba, the judge handling the case, issued a warning to Senate President Bukola Saraki.
The senator had initiated a committal proceedings asking the court to send Saraki to prison as punishment for flouting the verdict ordering the senate president to ensure that he is paid his entitlements.