The inauguration of the 8th National Assembly is scheduled to hold today, June 9 and its now hanging in the balance as the complex is reportedly locked down and workers, guests have been denied entrance.
Early this morning, all access gates were locked and security operatives were said to be manning them, preventing workers and guests of lawmakers that were at the National Assembly early this morning from gaining entrance to the complex, though no lawmaker was seen around the gate.Armed policemen and Department of State Services (DSS) took over the entire area of the first gate.
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11.29 Burruji Kashamu gets applause, causes stir as he casts his vote.
11:16am: Senator Ikweremadu now casting his vote.
11.07 Voting going on for Senate deputy president. Two senators are in the running. They are Ali Ndume belonging to the All Progressives Congress and Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party.
10.44 Some lawmakers who were absent walk in.
10.38 Saraki takes oath of office.
10.35 Bukola Saraki returned as president of the 8th National Assembly.
For the Senate Presidency election, 57 senators were present and 51 senators including Senator Ahmed Lawan (contesting for the Senate president) were absent.
Saraki sworn in as senate president
10.28 PDP lawmakers at the National assembly complex waiting for APC lawmakers.
10.28 Buhari reportedly meeting with APC lawmakers-elect over leadership crisis at the International Conference Centre (ICC)
10.20 Security men at the gate of the National Assembly have allowed journalists entry into the assembly complex after about two hours of delay.
10:02 Latest report monitored on AIT from Abuja informs that the reported locked gates of the National Assembly have been thrown opened.
9.35 A frontline aspirant for the office of the Speaker of the 8th House of Reps, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, stepped into the chamber with his supporters.
9.00 Reports just reaching us indicate that swearing-in of 8th National Assembly has been shifted.
Photo from the locked national assembly complex
Photo from the National Assembly complex gate presently shut to uninvited persons
Armed men block national assembly entrance Photo Credit: Sahara Reporters
Photo credit: Sahara Reporters
According to one of the security men, the closure of the gates was on the orders of the commissioner of police, though he did not give any further explanation.
He however, said the gates will be opened by 7a.m. but 30 minutes after the said time, the gates were still locked.
It was learnt that a meeting scheduled with President Muhammadu Buhari for 9.00am today might be responsible for the lockout.
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