Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High court Abuja, the Nigerian capital, has refused to grant the ex parte order brought by a group known as the Registered Trustees of Social Justice and Civil Rights Awareness Initiative, to stop Femi Gbajabiamila to contest the speakership of the House of Representatives.

The election is scheduled for Tuesday after the inuaguration of the 8th Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. Gbajabiamila is the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress.

Contrary to rumours in the social media, Justice Kafarati ordered that the respondents be put on notice and the case was adjourned to 18th of June, 2015 for the hearing of the motion .

A statement by Rufai Chachangi, a supporter of Gbajabiamila also debunked allegations of professional misconduct said to have been levelled against Gbajabiamila by the State Bar of Georgia.

Chachangi said that a letter dated August 30th, 2010 by the Georgia Bar stated clearly that allegation against Femi Gbajabiamila is not related to criminal allegation and that , “Mr. Gbaja is currently an active member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia. ”

“Following the declaration by Justice Abdul Kafarati on 8th Of June, 2015, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila is qualified to contest for the Speakership election tomorrow 9th of June, 2015 and members-elect across party lines have in the main resolved to sustain their unflinching support for the aspiration of Femi Gbajabiamila as the next Speaker of House of Representatives”, Chachangi stated.