The Nigeria Police Force in a terse statement released Thursday have confirmed the withdrawal of security personnel attached to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu reads, “In view of the recent defection by the Right Hon. Aminu Waziri Tanbuwal, CFR, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, from the People Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress and having regard to the clear provision of section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, the Nigeria Police Force, has redeployed its personnel attached to his office.”
Naijalog recalls that the speaker defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday.
The PDP has called for his resignation from the post.