IGP Refuses To Acknowledge Tambuwal As Speaker

 

 

The Inspector General of Police, Abba Sulaiman, has refused to recognise Honourable Aminu Tambuwal as the Speaker of the House. Speaking on Wednesday  arguing  that there was a lawsuit on the status of Tambuwal as the Speaker.

 

While addressing the lawmakers yesterday on the reason he stopped some lawmakers from entering the Assembly Complex, Abba refered to the Speaker as 'Alhaji'. “Some of the principal officers complied until when Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, at the first gate, came with quite a number of suspected thugs. So the second gate was closed and security reinforced,” he said.

 

Some lawmakers refused to let his statement slide. Honourable Muniru, “The IGP must retract his statement calling the Speaker, ‘Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal’ or I take my leave, as I would deem this sitting an illegal one. I can’t participate in a hearing where the office of the Speaker, through whose authority we are having this meeting, is not even recognised by an appointee of the executive.”

 

Honourable Nwokolo said “I agree with the earlier speaker on the issues at stake, which has to do with the IGP retracting his disrespectful statement about the office of the Speaker.” At this point, chairman of the committee asked the IGP directly: “Is Aminu Waziri-Tambuwal the speaker of the House of Representatives or not?”

 

The IGP replied, “Mr Chairman, you know that matters before the courts are subjudice. Commenting on them is subjudice until they are disposed of.” The IGP’s response led to the abrupt adjournment of the meeting.