A lawsuit challenging the election of Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as the duly elected President and Deputy President of the Senate has gain been adjourned to June 1, by an Abuja Federal High Court.

The presiding judge, Justice Stephen Chukwu, had adjourned the case following the absence of four out of the six defendants that were involved in the suit.

The court bailiff is said to have failed to serve the four defendants notice of the hearing.

Mamman Osuman, council to the plaintiff, informed the court that Ekweremadu’s lawyer could not be located hence why the notice wasn’t served.

He pleaded with the judge to adjourn the case pending when the parties involved in the suit are served fresh notices of the suit.

The judge in his ruling ordered that fresh notices be served on all parties involved. He, however, stated that the case will continue on the slated date regardless of whether the defendants were in court of not.

Five senators, led by Sen. Abu Ibrahim, had filed a legal suit praying the court to annul Saraki and Ekeweremadu’s election on the grounds that the standing orders used for their election was forged.

They further asked the court to stop the two top legislators from parading themselves as leaders of the Senate and shouldn’t be addressed as such by senators.

In his defense, Saraki noted that he won the election unopposed as no one else contested the position with him. He further informed the court that the plaintiffs had no locus standi to challenge his election as five senators cannot override the decision of 104 other senators.

The defense prayed the court to dismiss the case for non disclosure of cause of action and a total lack of merit.