By Okechukwu Nwanguma
Deploying
such a large contingent of policemen to the National Assembly, as was witnessed
on November 20, just to achieve a self-serving partisan objective, when the
country is plagued by high level insecurity is indicative of what this
government considers as priority.
The
role of the security agencies in attempting to deny the Speaker, Mr. Aminu
Tambuwal, access to the House Chambers is very shameful, embarrassing and the
height of partisanship unbecoming of law enforcement agencies in a democracy.
If
the Speaker was considered to have offended the law, the same law also
stipulates the procedures for his removal- if that is warranted.
We
wish to reiterate, for the umpteenth time, and for the purpose of emphasis,
that neither the Inspector General of Police nor any other security authority
for that matter is in any lawful position to interpret the constitution, decide
when and if the Speaker is no longer the speaker and then go ahead to strip him
of his privileges or deny him access to the chambers where he was to preside
over an emergency meeting summoned, at the behest of the President, to decide
on an urgent issue of national importance- security.
For
President Jonathan and his security Chiefs, they have demonstrated once again,
that the political interest and survival of the President is prioritised over
and above the security, wellbeing and survival of the generality of Nigerians.
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