Leadership newspaper reports that
The
Nasarawa State House of Assembly has been shut following a disturbance by some
youths who reportedly protested against the propriety of the invitation
of Governor Tanko Al-Makura by the lawmakers over alleged
non-implementation of their resolutions by the governor.
No
sooner had the three-hour meeting between the governor and the lawmakers ended
than the invading thugs were said to have called the bluff of the heavily armed
security operatives, including the police, civil defence and SSS, and
attempted to descend on members of the PDP-dominated legislature.
While
Al-Makura is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Assembly is
dominated by the PDP.
The
youths were said to have stormed the Assembly yesterday and hurled stones and
other items at the lawmakers after Al-Makura appeared before the lawmakers.
The
Speaker of the Assembly, Hon Musa Mohammed, who announced the closure of the
assembly complex in Lafia yesterday during a press conference in the presence
of the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command , Mr. Shehu Umar,
said the lawmakers will not sit until the safety of the members is guaranteed.
The
police commissioner stated that the police would ensure that the masterminds of
the crisis are apprehended and prosecuted accordingly.
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