Atiku Warns Tinubu to Stop Interfering in State Matters And Focus on Resolving Economic Crisis
The former president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has asked Nigeria’s President Ahmed Tinubu to stay off state’s matters insinuating that he’s behind the recent invasion of security operatives in Lagos assembly.
Crisis engulfing the state’s Assembly resulted from the impeachment of the former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa and replacing him with Mojisola Meranda in January, by lawmakers.
Based on that, the DSS and police officers had stormed the Assembly’s premises on Monday, February 7th, 2025 and sealed off the speaker’s office.
On the other hand, the said operatives said they were only trying to stop an alleged move to reinstate Obasa as speaker.
However, in a post on his X handle, Atiku attacked Tinubu attributing the attack on assembly members to his misplaced priority, said he should leave state matters and focus on resolving economic crisis in the country.
“The viral video of armed security operatives invading the Lagos State House of Assembly is utterly reprehensible and stands condemned. It must be subjected to a full and thorough investigation. It is bewildering that the invading operatives reportedly have a mandate to enforce a leadership change in the House.
“It is appalling that it is those who claimed to have fought for democracy that decided to sanction this crass desecration of the state’s foremost legislative body, and by so doing, putting our hard-earned democracy in jeopardy.
“This act is an attack on the sanctity of democracy and a landmark of indignity to the Nigerian electorate, especially the people of Lagos. Whatever may have caused the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly is an undercurrent that is not abnormal in a system of democracy.
