The President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, made this assertion in a statement he personally signed on Friday in Abuja.
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Ekweremadu, according to a statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Uche Anichukwu, stated this when he received the leadership of Nigerian Political Science Association, which visited him at the National Assembly on Friday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the theme of the lecture is: “Development Reporting and Hysteria Journalism in Nigeria”.
“I received the news of this abominable act with utmost shock. Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine that thugs would brazenly invade the hallowed chambers of the National Assembly, disrupt Senate proceedings, snatch and take away the Mace, the very symbol of authority of the upper chamber,” Obi said on Thursday afternoon.
This is contained in a statement by the Editor of the book, Dr Abdulwaheed Musa and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ilorin.
Chukwukere, who disclosed this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, described the action of the invaders as an affront on the nation’s democracy.
This was revealed on Thursday by the Deputy President of the Senate, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over plenary
This is unlike the normal Thursday sittings that is opened to all.
The drama, which started with a protest by a group under the aegis of Angry Nigerians, eventually led to the removal of the mace from the Red Chamber while plenary, presided over by the Deputy President of the Senate, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, was on
The announcement of the recovery of the mace was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood
“I was pushed into one of the SUVs parked in front of the White House wing and attempt was made to drive me out of National Assembly Complex
Saraki, speaking from Washington where he is attending the Spring Meeting of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund, also lauded the swift reaction by the leadership and members of the House of Representatives in demonstrating their solidarity with the red chamber and thereby sending a strong signal that enemies of democracy and those who want to undermine the legislature will be resisted by all parliamentarians.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the government was shocked at the breach of security and the invasion.
The Deputy Speaker of the House, Yusuff Lasun, said this when the lower chamber briefly suspended plenary to pay solidarity visit to the Senate over the forceful removal of the mace by the hoodlums.
The Party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, alleged that the offensive was emboldened by series of interferences on the legislative body by the ruling All Progressives Congress.
It said: “The attention of the APC has been drawn to the invasion of the Nigerian Senate by suspected thugs who disrupted Wednesday’s plenary and made away with the mace.
Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, also lauded the swift reaction by the leadership and members of the House of Representatives.
The CSOs told News Agency of Nigeria in separate interviews that the ugly incident was a challenge to the authority of the National Assembly.
Omo-Agege was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly led hoodlums to the Senate, where the mace was snatched
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, revealed this in a statement