Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of being behind the invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Newsmen earlier reported that heavily armed DSS operatives and the Nigerian police stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly in the early hours of Monday, sealing the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy, and the Clerk of the House.
It was gathered that about 10am, security personnel had taken control of the assembly premises at Alausa, Ikeja, frisking passersby and restricting movement.
Reacting to the incident, Atiku, a former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said that President Tinubu should bring Nigeria out of the mess he plunged the country into instead of interfering and desecrating Lagos State Assembly and destroying Nigeria’s democracy.
The former Vice President called for a full and thorough investigation.
In a statement he shared on his X page,
Atiku said, “The viral video of armed security operatives invading the Lagos State House of Assembly is utterly reprehensible and stands condemned.
“It must be subjected to a full and thorough investigation.
“It is bewildering that the invading operatives reportedly have a mandate to enforce a leadership change in the House.
“It is appalling that it is those who claimed to have fought for democracy that decided to sanction this crass desecration of the state’s foremost legislative body, and by so doing, putting our hard-earned democracy in jeopardy.
“This act is an attack on the sanctity of democracy and a landmark of indignity to the Nigerian electorate, especially the people of Lagos.
“Whatever may have caused the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly is an undercurrent that is not abnormal in a system of democracy.
“The purported invitation of armed security operatives for a conflict resolution in a parliament is an anathema that should be frowned upon and interrogated with all sense of urgency.
“Tinubu should focus on bringing Nigeria out of the mess he plunged the country into rather than interfering in the state matters.”
The viral video of armed security operatives invading the Lagos State House of Assembly is utterly reprehensible and stands condemned. It must be subjected to a full and thorough investigation.
It is bewildering that the invading operatives reportedly have a mandate to enforce a…
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) February 17, 2025
