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The All Progressives Congress has strongly condemned the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, for saying he does not recognise Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal as the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

APC also slammed the Police chief for being economical with the truth in his defence of the real reasons the police invaded the National Assembly.

In a statement on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party noted that by refusing to recognise a Speaker, who was elected by members of the House of Representatives, and has neither been impeached by those who elected him nor removed by the Court, the police boss has thumbed his nose at the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The party said, As the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tambuwal is the symbol of authority of the House and our countrys number four citizen. By saying he does not recognise him as the Speaker, the IG has also indicated he does not recognise the entire House of Representatives.

For a man, who was not elected by anybody to make this impertinent assertion about elected representatives of the people, is tantamount to treason. Mr. Abba has shunned all pretenses to neutrality, professionalism and decency and he is no longer fit to occupy the important office of the IG.

APC wondered at what stage the IG realised the issue involving the Speaker was sub judice, accusing the police boss of constituting himself into a court of law, which is the only body that is constitutionally empowered to make any pronouncement on the fate of the Speaker, and unilaterally withdrew the Speakers security detail.

The party said Nigerians were aware that Abba, by himself, could not have acted the way and manner he had done.

But the truth is that he is dancing to a drum of perfidy being beaten by his masters at the Aso Rock Villa. In the process, he has acted in contravention of his oath of office, the statement read.

APC accused the IG of turning the truth on its head by saying he barred the Speaker and other members of the House from entering the National Assembly because Governor (Rotimi) Amaechi and the APC were planning to invade the Assembly as well as the Aso Rock and the Police Headquarters.

The party added, Shortly after the incident, Police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu said the police acted the way it did because it got intelligence report that hoodlums and thugs were coming to invade the House.

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