'I’m Suffering For Not Stopping Tambuwal From Emerging Speaker' - President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan says he regrets his inability to have a South West politician as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2011. Speaking at a Yoruba Unity Summit at the Obafemi Awolowo Uni, Ile-Ife, Jonathan attributed his failure to the selfishness of some Yoruba leaders.

In 2011, Aminu Tambuwal, who is from the Northwest, had defeated Mulikat Akande, a Yoruba from the South West, to emerge the House Speaker.

UPDATE: How Speaker Tambuwal Was Smuggled Into The Building

Police fired teargas at the National Assembly Thursday as security operatives barred the speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, and as hundreds of the speaker’s loyalists overpowered the security agents and smuggled him into the chamber

A large contingent of SSS personnel and police took over the sprawling complex early Thursday, and sealed off all entry points leaving only one open where everyone going in is thoroughly frisked and many, turned back.

Mr. Tambuwal had earlier managed to drive through the first gate of the complex before his convoy was stopped at the second gate.

HAPPENING LIVE!!! Minority Leader, Hon Rotimi Makinde $ Other Reps Scaling Assembly Fence To gain Access To Building (PHOTOS)

Seems the Federal government is hell bent on subverting the rule of law,  as policemen and SSS operatives stopped the speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, from entering the premises. 

 Tambuwal was forcibly taken into the complex by angry lawmakers protesting the action of the security personnel. The situation saw Law makers, including the minority leader, Hon. Rotimi Makinde jumping the wall of the assembly complex to gain access to the building.

The Police threw tear gars at them but the law makers would not be deterred.

TAMBUWAL: Court Stops Moves To Reconvene Reps Sitting

THE raging battle for the soul of the House of Representatives were fought at all fronts yesterday, including the law courts. An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court issued an interim order of injunction stopping the House from reconvening until Friday when a motion ex-parte lodged before it by the embattled Speaker of the House, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, will be heard.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed, who gave the order, further directed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, its Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’Azu and five other defendants in the matter, to appear before the court on that date to show cause why the reliefs being sought by the Speaker should not be granted.

Speaker Tambuwal Detained And Searched By Soldiers

Can you believe that Soldiers paid by Nigerians can humiliate the Number 4 citizens this way?
Soldiers detained the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, briefly on Sunday in the capital of Kaduna State, insisting that his official car "must be searched" before he could be allowed into the venue of an international conference where he was due to deliver a speech.

The Speaker, who arrived the venue of the gathering at exactly 9.16 am for the 10.00 am opening ceremony, had his convoy stopped by soldiers who insisted on searching his official car before he could be allowed into the venue, otherwise he would not be allowed to go in.
   

I AM STILL A MEMBER OF PDP - TAMBUWAL

 

Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of the Federal House Of Representatives has debunked wide spread speculations in the media that he had defected to APC, Tambuwal insists that he remains a member of the country's ruling party the PDP.
He said this yesterday while on a condolence visit to the Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa, on the death of his eldest wife, in Benin.
He also paid a courtesy call on the Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomole at the Government House in Benin. He described the Governor as a defender of democracy and an achiever.

Why We Wont Move Against Tambuwal As Speaker- APC

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Caucus in the House of Representatives says it will not move against the Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, in its quest to take over the leadership of the lower legislative chamber later this month.

It however said it was not certain about the fate of the deputy speaker, Emeka Ihedioha.

The leader of the Caucus, Femi Gbajabiamila, who disclosed this in a telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday, said the party had commenced moves to take over the leadership of the House upon resumption from the Christmas/New Year break.

APC, a merger of three parties, Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Congress for Progressives Change, CPC, All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, and a section of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, emerged the majority party in the 360-member House last month following the defection of 37 members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to it.

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Plot To Remove Tambuwal A Hoax

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Contrary to what has been widely reported by some newspapers and online media, The House of Representatives has dismissed reports of a plot, being hatched by the presidency in conjunction with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to remove the Speaker, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, by bribing lawmakers.

House Committee Chairman on Media and Publicity, Hon. Zakari Mohammed (APC, Kwara), told THISDAY in a telephone interview that the issue was a mere rumour.

Some newspapers and online media had reported, citing sources  that the PDP  and  the presidency had resorted to subterfuge and cash to remove Tambuwal, who is seen as supporting the opposition.

The report had claimed that each lawmaker was allegedly given  $25,000 in the first instance and with a promise that more would be given after the removal of the speaker.

But Mohammed said nobody could influence the removal of Tambuwal, stressing that neither PDP nor the presidency would succeed in engineering such a process.

Insisting that it was all rumour, that they choose their speaker against all odds and would stand by him through thick or thin.

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