The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has redeployed the Police personnel attached to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, in a statement today in Abuja, said the withdrawal of Tambuwal’s security aides was based on Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
His statement reads, “In view of the recent defection by the Right Hon. Aminu Waziri Tanbuwal, CFR, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, from the People Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress and having regard to the clear provision of section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, the Nigeria Police Force, has redeployed its personnel attached to his office.”
Nigerians woke up today to hear that the security details attached to the speaker were withdrawn. But it was not known who gave the order for their withdrawal.
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