The Senate President, David Mark has shut down the National Assembly as a direct fallout of the confusion that broke out at the Assembly complex when the Police and the Department of State Security Service attempted to prevent the Speaker of the House from entering the complex.
The Senate President, who was delayed from entering the complex for over an hour while the confusion lasted, announced the shutting down of the entire National Assembly till Tuesday at plenary.
A source at the National Assembly told DAILY POST that Mark took the decision after he was embarrassed by Members of the House of Representatives.
According to the source: “Senator Mark went to the green chamber to see Tambuwal, in apparent solidarity with the Speaker but he was shouted on and shoved; he was asked to get out of the chambers and that they do not know him. They said he never came out when they were locked outside the gate, and that it was unnecessary coming in to consult with the Speaker.”, the source said.
Though the House was still at an executive session at the time of this report, it is not clear what their reaction will be.
The shutting down of the National Assembly may have finally shut out any hope the president may have concerning the state of emergency extension approve
There’s currently heavy police and SSS presence at the National Assembly in Abuja as the House of Reps reconvene today to discuss the proposed state of Emergency extension in Yobe, Adamawa and Borno state.
Some people are saying that the security operatives are there to deny the Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, access into the complex.
A lot of other lawmakers were also denied access into the complex.
Some of them are pictured scaling the locked gates to enter the complex.
A Rep member shared these photos on his Facebook page to let people know what’s going on.
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