Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the alleged invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by armed operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Recall that members of the Lagos Assembly resisted an attempt by armed security agents to forcefully gain entrance into the Assembly. However, the DSS denied the allegation that it invaded the Lagos Assembly.
According to the secret police in a statement, its mission at the Assembly was to forestall a breakdown of law and order following a letter from the Assembly Clerk alleging that former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa was planning to forcefully resume as Speaker.
In a post on his X handle, Atiku said it was reprehensible for armed security officials to invade the House of Assembly in the bid of the President to effect a change of leadership.
Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party advised Tinubu to focus his energy on bringing Nigeria out of the mess he sank it into rather than interfering in state matters.
Atiku’s statement reads: “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.
“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. “
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