The Senate President, Bukola
Saraki, has called for an independent judicial panel of inquiry into the siege
to the National Assembly by masked security operatives last Tuesday.
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo,
had in a swift reaction to the invasion, sacked Lawal Daura as Department of
State Service (DSS) Director General, for what the presidency described as an
unauthorised action.
However, in a tweet on his
personal @bukolasaraki handle, Saraki said: “The very serious questions about
last Tuesday’s siege on the National Assembly can only be answered through a
thorough and neutral investigation.
“I call on Mr. President to
immediately institute an independent judicial panel of inquiry to look into
that assault on our democracy.”
Meanwhile, Saraki and Speaker
Yakubu Dogara, have given reasons why the two chambers of the National Assembly
will not reconvene soon.
In a joint statement on Tuesday
morning, they admitted that there were proposals to reconvene, to deliberate on
the reports of the Joint Committees on Electoral Matters arising from
interactions with officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC).
The presiding officers, however,
said that the meetings have not taken place and that many legislators have also
gone on Hajj, making the prospects for reconvening improbable.
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