NBA PRESS RELEASE ON WITHDRAWAL OF POLICE ESCORT AND SECURITY DETAILS
ATTACHED TO RT. HON. AMINU TAMBUWAL - SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
The Nigerian Bar Association condemns strongly
the stripping of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Rt.
Honourable Aminu Tambuwal of his Police escort and Security detail by
the Inspector General of Police on the ground of an alleged violation of
section 68 (1)(g) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, 1999 [as amended] by Rt. Honourable Aminu Tambuwal.
The Nigeria Police Force is not a Court of Law and lacks competence to
determine whether or not a provision of the constitution has been
violated by Rt. Honourable Aminu Tambuwal. That is a function reserved
for the Courts of Law exclusively.
The Nigerian Bar Association
outrightly condemns this action as it is a breach of the constitutional
duty of the Police to provide Police escort and security detail to the
Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. The Rt. Honourable Aminu Tambuwal still remains the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and he is entitled to the full
paraphernalia of his office including all his Police escort and security
detail. We must state that the mere fact that Rt. Honourable Aminu
Tambuwal defected from one party to the other whilst being the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, does not automatically strip him of his
position as Speaker of the House and the attendant protection by the
Police. The Speaker of the House of Representatives is not elected by
any one political party, but by a majority of members of the House of
Representatives.
The Nigerian Bar Association calls on the
Inspector General of Police to restore the Police escort and security
detail of the Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives
immediately as this action portends a grave danger to our democracy.
Our democracy must remain firmly rooted on respect for due process and rule of Law.
Augustine Alegeh, SAN, FCIArb
President, Nigerian Bar Association
President, Nigerian Bar Association
31st October, 2014
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