There was pandemonium
earlier today at the National Assembly as the Police and the State Security
Service stopped the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal
from accessing the complex.
Armed policemen who were
led by the FCT Commissioner of Police took over the premises of the National
Assembly to prevent the House from reconvening with Tambuwal presiding.
They attempted to arrest
the Speaker but were prevented from doing so by other lawmakers and his aides.
The police resorted to
throwing teargas into the lobby of the National Assembly an act described by
the aggrieved lawmakers as barbaric.
Some lawmakers decided to
scale the fence to gain entry into the National Assembly complex.
The House of
Representatives was to reconvene today for a special session to discuss
President Jonathan’s request for another extension of the state of emergency in
Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states.
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