Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday asked the Acting President,
Yemi Osinbajo to forget the idea of using the sacked Director
General (DG) of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura
as ‘the fall guy’ for Tuesday’s invasion of the
National Assembly by security forces.
The
PDP maintained that the invasion by the DSS and Police was with the
absolute knowledge and approval of President Muhammadu Buhari,
Osinbajo, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), adding that
Daura’s sack was an afterthought, diversionary and deceitful.
According
to a statement issued by the party, "the Presidency’s sack of
Daura was a damage-control stunt and a knee-jerk gimmick which came
as a response to the national and international outcry against the
armed invasion of our legislature by security agents as directed by
the Buhari Presidency.
"The
action of security agents that blocked the National Assembly is
treasonable and must attract appropriate sanctions under our law. It
is not enough to take populist approach of easing Daura out of
office.
"Our
party demands an immediate investigation by an independent panel of
inquiry headed by a retired Chief Justice of Nigeria to examine the
remote and immediate cause of the invasion.
"Moreover,
Section 16 of the Legislative House (Powers and Privileges) Act,
2017, provides that any person, who by any act, obstructs members of
the National Assembly from performing their legislative duties, is
liable and punishable by imprisonment."
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