No To Selective Justice: Senator Ningi Cries out Over Withdrawal Of His Police Orderly, Demands Total Compliance By Others – SIXT-MEDIA LANE
Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi central, has protested the withdrawal of his police orderly.
On November 23, President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers guarding VIPs across the country.
Speaking during plenary on Wednesday, Ningi said while his orderly was withdrawn, other political office holders and private individuals continued to enjoy police cover.
Citing the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act 2008 and other statutory and procedural precedents, the senator said the withdrawal of police orderlies should be done across the board.
“Let’s see what happens from the office of the president, to the vice president, to the senate president, to the speaker of the house, to the ministers,” he said.
“I saw two ministers and they were carrying lots of security personnel.
“I have also seen business people, Chinese and other business concerns, yesterday, with their compliments of orderlies.
“I have also seen daughters and sons of political office holders having orderlies and having security covers.
“I have seen singers having orderlies and complimentary of protection.
“I cannot ever imagine that a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who has been here for a very long time, only one orderly, and he’s withdrawn, and nothing will happen.”
He called on Godswill Akpabio, the senate president, to direct the chairman of the committee on police affairs to investigate the matter.
“You cannot just put national assembly as a scapegoat and others enjoy the privileges of security control,” he added.
Barau Jibrin, deputy senate president and presiding officer, said the matter had been discussed at a senate leadership meeting on Tuesday and would be addressed formally.
“We expect the outcome of that action to be available to us today in respect of the police orderlies that were withdrawn from the senate,” Barau said.
“It is of concern to us. We are dealing with that in the formal line.
“The chairman of the police affairs committee should take up this matter, conduct a proper investigation, and let us know why is the directive of Mr. President being flouted.
“The directive of Mr. President has been flouted. It was made in good faith to strengthen our police force to deal with our internal security issues.
“The leadership agreed that the course of action should be undertaken in order to restore your police orderly to you.
“I’m sure we have a listening president. We all stand by Mr. President in his effort to deal with the security problem in our country. The matter has been addressed.”
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