Police and other security agents have taken over the Benue state assembly premises, even as some lawmakers were allegedly arrested while others were prevented from reconvening to deliberate on issues of urgent state importance.
Ad hoc committee chairman on publicity Rt.Hon. Paul Biam said no cogent reason was given by the security personnel except that they said the order for closure was from “above”.
He said as law-abiding citizens the legislators would not resort to resisting the security but rather search for an alternative venue to meet as they were duty bound by the constitution to sit at any location to do their legislative business.
While the recently impeached speaker Terkimbi Ikyange still maintains he remains speaker the ad hoc committee chairman on publicity said the issue of the dissolution of the assembly’s previous leadership is certainly not in contention.
It would be recalled that on Tuesday a vote of no confidence was passed on the previous leadership which led to their dissolution in which new leaders were elected.