The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the National Assembly will not tolerate any breakdown of law and order in any House of Assembly across the states of the federation.
Femi Gbajabiamila, who was represented by the Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase, disclosed this at a roundtable with the Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly on Tuesday in Lagos.
He said it was important for the National Assembly to protect the legislative institutions in the country.
His words, “For the avoidance of any doubts, the National Assembly is the head of the legislature in Nigeria. Events of recent weeks in some parts of the country tended to go in the wrong direction, but we are glad that the intervention by the National Assembly has brought wisdom to play, particularly in Bauchi and Edo states.”
“I want to assure you that the National Assembly would not allow any breakdown of law and order in any state assembly, let alone to contemplate any vacuum.”
He then begged the speakers to be careful with how they do their work because the sanctity of the legislature as an institution has to be maintained.
His words, “My distinguished speakers, I must point out here that there is a need for caution. The caution lies in our collective efforts to ensure that the work of lawmakers, be it at the state or national level, does not suffer any infringement.
“We must not only be seen to be working, but work in a way that our work would speak for us. Of particular note is the need to point out the sanctity of the National Assembly which must be recognised.”
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