Which way Nigeria, which way to go? Home 5 AFRICA 5 NEWS 5 Nigerian Soldiers Detain Speaker House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal Nigerian Soldiers Detain Speaker House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal 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. 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. Comments 43 comments Powered by Facebook Comments I am: en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Japheth_J._Omojuwa 5 comments 126,138 Followers 25,535 Fans 220 Subscribers OMOJUWA POLLS TRENDING Nigerian Soldiers Detain Speaker House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal 7 things we learnt from Nigeria vs Bosnia-Herzegovina - Ifreke Inyang Ogun 2015: The Betrayed, The Deceived And The Third Force - Adekoya Boladale How I Received A Death Threat From One Osita Duru, A Supporter Of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan – JJ, Omojuwa #OMOJUWAFICTION: FORGIVE ME, PLEASE.-@THIRDCHIEF Ekiti Government Cup: Stomach Politics 1 Idealism 0 - Ayisha Osori Africa Awaits Nigeria’s Revolution – Rabiu Usman 22 senators set to dump PDP for APC Nobody responds to letters in Nigeria and the great JAMB/ NECO fraud -Femi Owolabi Tambuwal: Nigeria is due for revolution Omojuwa on Facebook @Omojuwa Recent Comments Is Nigeria Going in the Right Direction YES NO HARD TO TELL Vote View Results J Japheth Omojuwa 25,537 people like J Japheth Omojuwa. Facebook social plugin Like Thank you brother. RT @Helvetika_ Nice piece in todays @MetropoleMag, @omojuwa . I like. 15 mins ago RT @Helvetika_ : Even if you dont care for the girls, do it for your political ambitions in 2015, GEJ. #BringBackOurGirls 16 mins ago #LatrikkaPhotography: It is All About Shoes - Olayemi Kazeem t.co/qc5N7PSqTv 36 mins ago RT @davidaromokeye1 : Have you seen this? Enyeama is recognised afterall #FansConnect @omojuwa t.co/ lEDdM2yjFU 42 mins ago Thank you Tunde! *Forever is a long time* RT @tundesoge @omojuwa your write up this morning is part of the reason I will forever be your fan 43 mins ago Misbahu Garba: Militery should either search GEJ of massacre in d North Eas... Gbemiga: Where exactly are we heading to in NIGERIA ? Are we still in... jafar shagari: We realy miss baba buhari... emmanuel: It is not unheard of anyways, if there is a reason to search..
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