Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Taiwo Lakanu, on
Wednesday aborted an attempt by the lawmakers
elected on the platform of the All Progressives
Congress to reconvene at the Ekiti State House of
Assembly.
The 19 lawmakers, perhaps buoyed by the
emergence of General Muhammadu Buhari as
president-elect, had on Wednesday arrived at the
premises of the Ekiti State House of Assembly to
resume parliamentary functions.
This was after their absence from the Assembly for
several months.
Only seven of the lawmakers, who are now
members of the Peoples Democratic Party have
been sitting since Ayo Fayose emerged as the
governor of the state last year.
The seven lawmakers have indeed elected a speaker
of their own and have been passing bills into law.
On Wednesday after the 19 APC lawmakers had said
the opening prayer to commence sitting, Lakanu led
a team of policemen and soldiers to the Assembly
complex.
After an altercation with the lawmakers, the security
operatives, led by Lakanu, released teargas to
disperse them.
They subsequently shut down the Assembly complex
and sent all workers home.
Journalists who were at the sitting were not spared
the ordeal of the teargas.