A Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside all the actions and activities of the impeached former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin and the All Progressives Congress lawmakers from November 21, 2014 onwards.

These include the purported commencement of impeachment proceedings and the service of a notice alleging gross misconduct on the State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose and his Deputy, Dr Olusola Eleka.

Justice E. Chukwu gave the ruling on an Ex Parte Application in Suit Number FHC/ABJ/CS/361/15 filed by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Dele Olugbemi and six other Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers.

The judge also granted plaintiffs in the suit leave to serve the originating summons on the defendants through newspaper advertisements.

Olugbemi and six others had filed the suit, seeking an order of the court declaring the seats of the 19 lawmakers vacant having abdicated their functions since November 21 and an order restraining the police from aiding, abetting or assisting the lawmakers from carrying out any illegal act.

Apart from Omirin and the APC legislators, the Inspector-General of Police and the Independent National Electoral Commission were joined as interested parties

A hearing on the motion on notice has been adjourned till May 13.