By James Agberebi 05 April 2023 | 4:37 pm The Plateau State Police Command has shut down the Plateau State House of Assembly Complex so as to prevent the breakdown of law and order following the reinstatement of former speaker Ayuba Abok by the state high court. Plateau Assembly The Plateau State Police Command has shut down the Plateau State House of Assembly Complex so as to prevent the breakdown of law and order following the reinstatement of former speaker Ayuba Abok by the state high court. On Wednesday morning, officers of the state police command were at the assembly entrance preventing anyone including staff from entering the complex following threats from the warring factions to take over the assembly complex. Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka, met with the factions to find a solution to the crisis and is yet to make any statement on the issue. Justice Nafisat Musa in the judgment, granted all the reliefs of the claimants ruling that the impeachment of Abok as a speaker is unconstitutional and against the house rules. Following Abok’s reinstatement, he made an appearance at the assembly complex and presided over a plenary session with eight members in attendance. But the state government appealed the high court judgment and obtained a stay of execution on the reinstatement order. However, Abok insisted on continuing as the presiding officer which did not go down well with the substantive speaker and some members of the house as well as the state government. This led to the police command to get involve by sealing off the assembly and barring the two factions from entering the complex to forestall any breakdown of law and order. 1 day ago Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has distanced himself from a viral audio chat with Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church known as Winners Chapel. “Let me reiterate that the audio call being circulated is fake, and at no time throughout the campaign and now did I ever say, think, or even imply… 1 day ago The Plateau State Police Command has shut down the Plateau State House of Assembly Complex so as to prevent the breakdown of law and order following the reinstatement of former speaker Ayuba Abok by the state high court. 1 day ago The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the Resident Electoral Officer in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa, ahead of the supplementary election billed for April 15. 1 day ago The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order restraining the Labour Party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, the party’s Secretary, Farouk Ibrahim, and two others from acting as the party’s national officials. Other party officials affected by the order include the National Organising Secretary, Clement Ojukwu, and the Treasurer, Oluchi Opara. The restraining order… 1 day ago Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said the comments of Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed towards the judiciary were unacceptable. Baba-Ahmed during an interview in May said the country has no president-elect despite the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcing Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election.…
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