Atiku urged President Tinubu to stop interfering in state affairs amid the Lagos parliamentary crisis.
Nigeria News Nalin As the political crisis swept the Lagos state capitol, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar reportedly suggested that President Bora Tinub was behind the invasion of the parliament by security operators.
Recall that the Lagos state legislature has been in an unresolved crisis since the former Speaker of the Impotence of Mudashiru Obasa, and replaced him with Mojisola Meranda in January.
On Monday, February 17, 2025, the House of Representatives was harassed as State Department (DSS) officials and police agents attacked the conference venue.
Safety operators sealed the speaker’s office, but her colleagues and staff forced the door to open.
Atiku reacted to the drama, and he issued a statement through its formal X handling condemning security personnel at the Lagos State Capitol.
Attiku attributes the crisis to President Tinub, demanding that the president focus on lifting Nigeria out of the lingering economic crisis rather than “interference in state matters.”
“The viral video of armed security agents who invaded the Lagos State Capitol is totally reprehensible and condemned. A comprehensive and thorough investigation must be conducted. According to reports, the invading agents have the task of carrying out changes in the House leadership is Confusing.
“It is shocking that it is those who claim to fight for democracy that decide to approve this blasphemy of the state’s most important legislature and do so, making our difficult democracy at risk,” Atiku said. put in danger.”
The viral video of armed security agents who invaded the Lagos State Capitol was totally reprehensible and condemned. A comprehensive and thorough investigation must be conducted.
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– atikiki abubakar (@aliki) February 17, 2025
The statement further stated: “This act is an attack on the sacredness of democracy and a milestone insulting the Nigerian voters, especially the people of Lagos. No matter what causes the leadership crisis in the Lagos State Capitol, it is in democracy. There is no abnormal undercurrent in the system.
“The invitation to bring a conflict resolution in parliament to anorexia is anorexia and should frown and interrogate all urgency. Tinubu should focus on putting Nigeria in trouble, not interfering in state affairs.”
Meanwhile, security agents debunked their invasion of the parliamentary complex, saying they were invited to prevent alleged restoration of Obasa’s move as speaker.