Hembe Begs Supreme Court: Temper Justice With Mercy, I Have No Kobo To Refund

Sacked member of the House of Representatives, Herman Hembe, has said he cannot afford to pay back all the salaries he collected in the lower legislative chamber as he has spent all he received.

The lawmaker, who represented Vandeikya/Konshisha federal constituency of Benue state, was reacting to a Supreme Court order compelling him to refund all salaries he received in the Green Chamber.

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The apex court on June 23 sacked Hembe from the National Assembly, declaring Dorathy Mato, an All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant, as the winner of the primary election of the party in the Vandeikya/Konshisha federal constituency.

In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court and dated July 18, Hembe said he used the salaries he received in the House for the upkeep of his family, adding that the high cost of living in Abuja made it impossible for him to save.

“I have tried very hard to raise a loan to enable me comply with the above order of the honourable court, but have not yet succeeded,” the affidavit read.

“This honourable court in its judgement declared the primaries conducted by the 2nd respondent from 7th to 10th December, 2014 null and void and this granted the appellants relief four in her originating summons as reproduced in the judgement’s of this honourable court

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“The court in its judgement struck out the appellants grounds of appeal numbered 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, as well as the appellants issues 2 and 3 in her brief of argument and issue 2 of my brief of argument, the issues having been distilled from grounds of appeal that had been struck out.

“The appellant’s notice on appeal and brief of argument and the briefs of 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents are exhibited herewith am marked exhibits B, C, D, E and F respectively.

“I am applying to this honourable court to set aside the consequential orders against me. I had raised a preliminary objection against the appellant’s originating summons, which was upheld by the trial court and court of appeal, but was overruled by this honourable court.”

He further revealed that he had evidences to show that Mato’s allegation was false but declined to file it before the court following advice from his lawyers.

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