Why Tambuwal Was Hindered From Entering National Assembly — Police Explains

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Nigeria politicians are at it again, this time it is an ugly incident emanating from members of the house of representatives.
The Speaker of the house of rep, Mr. Tambuwal was barred from the assembly by security operatives on the first sitting of the House  since he defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Police fired teargas to stop mainly opposition lawmakers, including Mr. Tambuwal, from accessing the assembly, before the speaker’s loyalists smuggled him through security barriers into the House of Representatives chamber.

 Meanwhile, The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the police of acting on the directives of President Goodluck Jonathan to pave the way for Mr. Tambuwal’s removal as speaker.
In a statement hours after the attack, police said the action was to prevent the breakdown of law and order at the National Assembly and that its personnel had “the duty to restore order and normalcy, using lawful means”.
The statement accused Mr. Tambuwal of arriving with a crowd, assaulting the police and violating a security ring.
Recall that the Nigeria police was the first government establishment to move against Mr. Tambuwal after he defected to the APC on October 28.
On October 29, the police withdrew the speaker’s security aides and announced that Mr. Tambuwal was no longer the speaker.
In the statement issued by Mr. Ojukwu Thursday, the police did not refer to Mr. Tambuwal as the speaker of the House of Representatives.
Read the full statement below:
“Following an intelligence report of a likely invasion of the House of Representatives by hoodlums and thugs, the Nigeria Police Force promptly deployed its personnel to the premises to prevent a breakdown of law and order.
Consequently, the Police condoned the area and began screening of all members and visitors alike.
In the course of this lawful exercise, Alh. Aminu Tambuwal CFR, arrived the venue with a motley crowd, who broke the cordon, assaulted the Police and evaded due process and the Police had the duty to restore order and normalcy, using lawful means.
The IGP seizes this medium to warn all political actors and their followers to respect constituted authority and due process and to desist from the use of thugs to pursue their agenda.
The Nigeria Police shall continually apply all lawful means to prevent a breakdown of law and order in all segments of the society and shall apply the full weight of the law on any political actor who violates the peace and security of the nation.
Ag. CP EMMANUEL C. S. OJUKWU
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
However, the Senate President, David Mark, has  announced an immediate closure of the National Assembly following the chaos at the national assembly yesterday.
The national assembly will now reopen nextweek tuesday Nov 25th.

See video of the disgraceful incident yesterdaybelow:





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