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There was serious commotion at the National Assembly complex
in the early hours of Thursday. Heavily armed security operatives were deployed
at the complex to allegedly prevent Aminu Tambuwal, speaker of the House of
Representatives, from entering into the National Assembly complex.Tambuwal, who
arrived in company of APC caucus leaders including Suleiman Kawu, deputy
minority leader; Solomon Adeola, Mohammed Zakari, Samuel Adejare, Biodun
Akinlade, among others, was whisked through the main gate of the National
Assembly at 10:56a.m by Zakari Mohammed and two other lawmakers.However, other
lawmakers who accompanied the speaker were locked out.
They had to climb the
gate amidst applauds from National Assembly workers and heavily armed policemen
who mounted barricades at the gate.Senate President David Mark and hundreds of
senators were also prevented from gaining entrance into the complex.All the
gates leading to the National Assembly were shut to prevent the lawmakers from
sitting.Over 100 newly deployed security operatives from the Department of
State Service (DSS) and Nigeria police took over the security checks at the
National Assembly.
The situation led to traffic jam in the area as the security
operatives conduct thorough checks on incoming vehicles at different locations.The
Senate president, who came into the House of Representatives chamber in
solidarity, was abused by aggrieved APC members, who accused him of being part
of the conspiracy.The maze which serves as a symbol of authority was not released
when the speaker finally gained entrance into the chambers.Following President
Goodluck Jonathan’s letter to the National Assembly for the extension of state
of emergency in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states members of the House of
Representatives were expected to reconvene Thursday to consider it.
Via.businessday
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