…PDP presents factional leaders
Plenary at the House of Representatives turned rowdy on
Wednesday.
The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamilia, had he said received a letter
from opposition members, which he was about to read to the
lawmakers.
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Kingsley Chinda,
however, raise a point of order but the Speaker ruled him out of
order.
The development turned the session into rowdiness, with several
PDP lawmakers protesting against the planned announcement.
The sergeants-at-arms moved to protect the mace while
Gbajabiamila, in the heat of the controversy, adjourned the
plenary.
Factions of the PDP caucus in the House have presented parallel
principal officers.
A faction claims that the letter Gbajabiamila was about to read
did not come from the PDP.
The Speaker was guarded out of the chamber amid cheers and
jeers.
Details later…
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Police Investigate Senator Abbo Elisha over Assault of
Female Citizens
The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM,mni has
ordered a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances
surrounding the alleged assault on a female Nigerian by Senator
Abbo Elisha.
Specifically, the IGP directed the Commissioner of Police in
charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, CP
Bala Ciroma to provide a personal and round-the-clock supervision
of every facet of the investigation, including the Forensic
analysis of the video currently in circulation as well as the
actions/inactions of the Policeman seen in the video footage.
The IGP, while assuring citizens of utmost professionalism by
the Police in the handling of the matter, promised that the Force
will ensure that justice is manifestly done in this case
irrespective of whose ox is gored.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Bala Ciroma has
already established contact with the victim of the assault and has
commenced investigation in earnest into the case.
The IGP thanked Nigerians for their massive show of empathy and
concern for the rights of their fellow citizen and urged continuous
citizens’ engagement in the tackling of the wider challenges of
security in our country.
DCP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA