The
presidency has revealed that Tuesday’s blockage of the national assembly
entrance by masked operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) was
“done without the knowledge of the Presidency”.
This
was made known in a statement on the presidency’s Twitter handle.
Acting
President Yemi Osinbajo had earlier sacked the DSS director general Lawal Daura
following the incident.
The
statement condemned the act, adding that “all persons within the law
enforcement apparatus who participated in this travesty will be identified and
subjected to appropriate disciplinary action.”
See
the statement below:
Acting President @ProfOsinbajo has
described the unauthorized takeover of the National Assembly complex earlier
today as a gross violation of constitutional order, rule of law and all
accepted notions of law and order.
According to him, the unlawful act, which
was done without the knowledge of the Presidency is condemnable, and completely
unacceptable.
By this statement, the Acting President is
consequently assuring Nigerians that all persons within the law enforcement
apparatus who participated in this travesty will be identified and subjected to
appropriate disciplinary action.
In
another tweet, a follow-up to the announcement that Daura has been sacked, the
presidency said:
UPDATE: Matthew B. Seiyefa, the most senior
Director in the Department of State Services (DSS), will act as
Director-General until further notice.
See
the tweets below:
Acting President @ProfOsinbajo has described the unauthorized takeover of the National Assembly complex earlier today as a gross violation of constitutional order, rule of law and all accepted notions of law and order.
Acting President @ProfOsinbajo has described the unauthorized takeover of the National Assembly complex earlier today as a gross violation of constitutional order, rule of law and all accepted notions of law and order.
According to him, the unlawful act, which was done without the knowledge of the Presidency is condemnable, and completely unacceptable.
According to him, the unlawful act, which was done without the knowledge of the Presidency is condemnable, and completely unacceptable.
By this statement, the Acting President is consequently assuring Nigerians that all persons within the law enforcement apparatus who participated in this travesty will be identified and subjected to appropriate disciplinary action.
UPDATE: Matthew B. Seiyefa, the most senior Director in the Department of State Services (DSS), will act as Director-General until further notice.
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