Speakers concerned at removal of security aides

The Speaker House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has accused the police of illegality by withdrawing his security aides.This was contained in a statement from his office signed by the speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam.

“The office of the Hon Speaker House of Representatives, Rt Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has received with shock and amazement the statement issued by the Nigerian Police Force Headquarters justifying the withdrawal of Police Security Personnel attached to the Hon Speaker, by the Inspector General of Police," read a statement.
“In the said (police) statement, the Force has stated to the effect that by his defection from the PDP to the APC the Hon Speaker is in breach of Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution and is consequently no longer entitled to police security. Nothing can be further from the truth."
According to APC, the implication of the Inspector General of Police's statement was that as sanction for this constitutional breach, he had removed Tambuwal from office of Speaker House of Representatives.