10 JUL

Attack On Rivers Speaker, Slap On Democracy – Abe

The Senator representing Rivers South-East in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe has described the attack on the Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, Otelemaba Amachree and Leader, Chidi Lloyd under the watchful eyes of the police as a shame and slap on democracy.

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He has therefore charged lovers of democracy and Nigerians to not only condemn the dastard and barbaric act but resist moves being orchestrated by those under democratic oath to make the state ungovernable.

Senator Abe was reacting to the incident in the House of Assembly today where five members on a mission to impeach House Officers resulted to physical attacks, injuring the Speaker, Leader and other members before the House could sit formally.

The Senate Committee Chairman on Petroleum (Downstream) wondered the kind of democracy we were practicing in Nigeria if democratic institutions and those elected to make laws cannot be protected.

Senator Abe maintained that plans to throw the state into anarchy will not succeed and urged well meaning Rivers people to stand by Governor Amaechi whom he said was being persecuted for defending the state.

Source: RiversPolitics

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