The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday condemned the Plateau State Police Command for barring
“There is no other judgement setting aside that judgement. Let him produce it if he has a contrary judgement. So, we know the judgement still exists and notice of appeal, if any, is not the same as a stay of execution. And even at that, Abok had already resumed office immediately after the judgement. So, the Commissioner of Police owes the people of Plateau State an explanation why he should continue to seal the state Assembly even when there is no crisis at all.
Similarly, the State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Sylvanus Namang, berated the police for sealing the Assembly complex and asked for the immediate unsealing of the Plateau Assembly without further delay to enable the lawmakers to perform their constitutional duties. Namang said, “What is happening at the Plateau Assembly is unfair to the people. Our position as a party is that the State Assembly should be unsealed by the police. Does it mean that anyone can issue a threat and you lock the place?
“The action of the police is not telling well about the state. But as far as we are concerned, Rt Honourable Yakubu Sanda is the authentic Speaker of the State Assembly and will remain so until the end of their tenure in June. We expect the police to know who is not the Speaker and allow the lawmakers to perform their duties. So, we are appealing to the police to once again unseal the Assembly complex and protect those who are ready to do their work as lawmakers”.
The spokesman for the police command, DSP Alfred Alabo said, “Let them say whatever they want but as far as we are concerned, our presence at the State House of Assembly is purely for security reasons.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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