Nigerian security forces fired teargas on Thursday (today) inside
the parliament complex as opposition lawmakers, including the speaker of the
lower house, arrived for a key vote on emergency rule in the northeast.
The leader of the Senate, David Mark, later ordered the
immediate closure of both chambers until next week over the incident. This
was as a result of the confusion that engulfed the complex earlier today.
Multiple reports, including from eye witnesses, indicated
that security agents tried to block House of Representatives Speaker Aminu
Tambuwal, who defected to the opposition last month, from entering the
building.
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has tried to
remove Tambuwal from the speaker’s chair since his defection and stripped him
of his security detail.
Lawmakers had been scheduled to vote Thursday on President
Goodluck Jonathan’s request to extend the state of emergency in the northeast
region hit hardest by Boko Haram.
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