•Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by some security operatives today.
Describing the incident as utterly reprehensible in a statement on his X handle, Atiku said that it must be subjected to a full and thorough investigation.
According to him, it is bewildering that the invading operatives reportedly have a mandate to enforce a leadership change in the House.
He said, “The viral video of armed security operatives invading the Lagos State House of Assembly is utterly reprehensible and stands condemned. It must be subjected to a full and thorough investigation. It is bewildering that the invading operatives reportedly have a mandate to enforce a leadership change in the House.
“It is appalling that it is those who claimed to have fought for democracy that decided to sanction this crass desecration of the state’s foremost legislative body, and by so doing, putting our hard-earned democracy in jeopardy.”
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election described the invitation of security operatives in a parliament’s conflict resolution as disgraceful.
“This act is an attack on the sanctity of democracy and a landmark of indignity to the Nigerian electorate, especially the people of Lagos. Whatever may have caused the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly is an undercurrent that is not abnormal in a system of democracy.
“The purported invitation of armed security operatives for a conflict resolution in a parliament is an anathema that should be frowned upon and interrogated with all sense of urgency. Tinubu should focus on bringing Nigeria out of the mess he plunged the country into rather than interfering in the state matters,” Atiku said.
The leadership tussle in the Lagos State House of Assembly took a new twist today with heavy security presence at the premises during a plenary session.
Security vans and personnel were spotted in and outside the premises of the Lagos Assembly complex in the Alausa Area of the commercial city.
Ahead of the plenary, security personnel manned various roads leading to the Lagos Assembly complex.
There was mild drama when some of the security agents tried to gain access to the Assembly chambers. This delayed the plenary for some hours.
