Police IG: Tambuwal No Longer Speaker

The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Wednesday declared that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, no longer occupies his seat after defecting from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to All Progressives Congress, APC.

The police boss made the blunt comments as he appeared before the House committee investigating the invasion of the National Assembly by police last Thursday.

The committee invited the IG to explain the barricade of National Assembly which led to chaos as some lawmakers scaled the fence to gain entrance.
At the meeting, Mr. Abba pointedly refused to address Mr. Tambuwal as speaker, triggering angry responses from members of the committee.
The IG referred to the speaker as "Alhaji Tambuwal".

When confronted by lawmakers, Mr. Abba said he would not comment further on the case since it is before a court.

The hearing was adjourned abruptly as Mr. Abba stood his ground.
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