Ali Ahmad, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Justice
Dr. Ali Ahmad said, “If anybody is planning to arrest Mr. Speaker, they should be ready to arrest over 100 legislators. We would follow him to the prison. If they won’t open the prison door, we would break it and go inside.
“If they are arresting the Speaker, they should be prepared; we would all go in there. If they have shackles, they should go and buy more.
The legislator representing Ilorin East and South Federal Constituency said the attack of the National Assembly complex by the police last Thursday was unlawful and advised the police to follow the Constitution in the discharge of their tasks and avoid being operated by the executive.
He also said the police should be careful and avoid being used to perpetrate unconstitutional acts in the crisis in the Ekiti State House of Assembly.
Ahmad said the ranking of President Goodluck Jonathan had dished as a result of the persecution of Tambuwal, the police attack on the National Assembly and the crisis in the Ekiti government.
He underlined, “We would do anything for Nigeria’s democracy not to be sacrificed on the altar of somebody’s personal ego. Nigeria is a constitutional country and is a government that is being governed by constitution.
“It’s not a kingdom; you cannot just wake up and say you want somebody to disappear. No, you are there because of the constitution; you will continue to be there because of the constitution and when you leave, you leave because of the constitution.
The IGP Suleiman Abba had threatened to arrest the House of Representative Speaker, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal over the crisis that exploded at the complex on Thursday.
The House of Assembly was blocked by the police on Thursday, November 20, earlier to the arranged plenary on extension of emergency rule in some troubled states to be presided over by the Speaker Aminu Tambuwal.
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