A High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed a suit filed by the immediate past governor of  Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode which sought an injunction to restrain the Lagos State House of Assembly from probing him.

Ambode had introduced the suit against the Lagos State House of Assembly, its Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the Clerk of the House, Mr A. Sanni, Mr Fatai Mojeed, Mr Gbolahan Yishawu, Mr A. Yusuf, Mr Yinka Ogundimu, Mrs Mojisola Meranda, Mr M. Makinde, Mr Kehinde Joseph, Mr Temitope Adewale, and Mr Olanrewaju Afinni.

All the respondents were connected to a move by the house to probe his purchase of 820 buses for the state’s mass transit programme. The lawmakers had said the purchase did not follow due process.

Ruling on the application on Thursday, Justice Yetunde Adesanya held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to stop the lawmakers from going ahead with the probe.

“The claimant (Ambode) has not been indicted. An invitation by an agency of government cannot in anyway cause a breach of or threat to  the fundamental rights of the claimant.

“I hereby find that the claimant’s action is an invitation to the court to cripple the legislative exercise of the statutory power of the Lagos State House of Assembly under Section 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution.

“That is not the function of the court, and no court of law should accede to such invitation. The claimant’s suit is hereby struck out,” she said.