Citing constitutional provision, Police IG withdraws Tambuwal's security aides

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has given reasons for the sudden withdrawal of police personnel attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal. In a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu on Thursday, said Tambuwal's security aides were withdrawn since he had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.

Abba said Section 68(1) of the 1999 Constitution was specific about defection by elected representatives. 'In view of the recent defection by the Right Honourable Aminu Waziri Tanbuwal, CFR, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, from the People Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC), and having regard to the clear provision of section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has redeployed its personnel attached to his office,” the statement said. It could be recalled that Tambuwal had on Tuesday announced his defection from the PDP to the APC and was formally admitted into his new party on Wednesday.