#Nigerian Police Withdraws House Speaker's Security Details Over His Defection To The Opposition Party!

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has approved the redeployment of the Police personnel attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal.

The Police said it acted based on constitutional provision following the defection of the Speaker to the All Progressive Congress, APC from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP

The Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, quoted Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

Statement reads, “In view of the recent defection by the Right Hon.  Aminu Waziri Tanbuwal, CFR, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, from the People Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress and having regard to the clear provision of section
68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, the Nigeria Police Force, has redeployed its personnel attached to his office.”  Courtesy; Pointblanknews.com