National Assembly peaceful as lawmakers resume ===================== There were sighs of relief Tuesday morning as legislators and workers resumed at work at the National Assembly in Abuja without being confronted by gun- welding and hooded security operatives. The Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal and his aides drove into the complex at about 10.10am without police escorts. The Speaker’s convoy was not stopped for security search. There was apprehension that armed operatives might invade the National Assembly complex like they did on November 20 when attempts were made to stop the Speaker from gaining entrance into the complex. The lawmakers were to converge for a special session to consider President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for extension of emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States. Some lawmakers had to scale the NASS gate and were tear-gassed by the police following the blockade of the gate. However, against all expectations, the National Assembly complex was devoid of external security operatives, hooded or armed. The comprehensive stop and search conducted by hooded Department of State Services (DSS) was also non-existent as the combined team of NASS Police personnel and Sergeant At Arm were seen conducting the searches. Meanwhile there was no mention of the contentious Petroleum Industry Bill or a revisit of the Emergency on the Order paper for Tuesday. It was however gathered that the Emergency rule debate might come up under Message from the President which is item number four on the Order paper. Via:- Oliwasogo Sanmi
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:59:49 +0000
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