Akwa Ibom Assembly crisis: Gov seeks Buhari’s intervention
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly crisis to ensure continuous peace in the state.
Emmanuel said this at a news conference held in the Government Lodge in Uyo on Tuesday after the pandemonium in the State House of Assembly.
He said that the state would continue to remain peaceful in spite of the siege on Akwa Ibom House of Assembly.
“We are calling on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari. Please, we are citizens of this country and the President should take necessary action to forestall this because we have seen the sign.
“I want to believe my people will be protected by the constitution and by the laws of this country.
“We stand for peace and we shall ever remain peaceful and law-abiding citizens of this country,” Emmanuel said.
The governor also expressed displeasure over the deployment of police to the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and called for the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police, CP Musa Kimo from the state.
(NAN)
