Nigerian Soldiers Detain Speaker House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal
Category: Nigerian National News
Lawlessness
in Nigeria took a new turn when soldiers this morning in Kaduna
detained the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri
Tambuwal, insisting his official car must be searched before he could be
allowed into an international conference he was due to deliver a
speech.
Angered by the conduct of the soldiers, the Speaker came out of the car and trekked into the venue.
The incident occurred at Hotel 17, venue of an International conference on security and development challenges of pastoralism in West and central Africa organised by the office of the National Security Adviser.
Angered by the conduct of the soldiers, the Speaker came out of the car and trekked into the venue.
The incident occurred at Hotel 17, venue of an International conference on security and development challenges of pastoralism in West and central Africa organised by the office of the National Security Adviser.
The Speaker, who arrived the venue of the gathering at exactly 9.16 am for the 10.00 am opening ceremony, had his convoy stopped by soldiers who insisted they must search his official car before he could be allowed into the venue.
Despite much entreaties by security details attached to the Speaker, the soldiers refused, with some saying they have orders from above to search the Speaker.
Incidentally, other VIPs, especially Governors, who attended the conference were allowed access into the hotel without hindrance
The Speaker is the Number Four in protocol hierarchy in the Federation, after the President, Vice-President, and the Senate President.
When contacted for his reaction,
Tambuwal’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, decried the conduct of the
soldiers, saying their attitude undermines the institution of the
legislature.
“It is not about the person of the
Speaker, but the office he is occupying. What we expect is for the
security agents to show respect for the office of the Number 4 citizen
of the country, ” he said.
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