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Jonathan Knows Am Still The Legit Speaker – Tambuwal

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9 years ago

November 30, 2014

At the Federal High Court sitting yesterday in Abuja, Speaker ‎of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal request for the court to summon the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba to appear before it was denied.
Tambuwal had wanted the IG to explain why he ordered his men to deny the Speaker ‎ Aminu Tambuwal, access into the premises of the National Assembly.
The applicant told the court that the denial of the speaker access to the National Assembly on November 20, acted in manners and ways that showed disrespect to the court.
Tambuwal had told the court that President Goodluck Jonathan is still recognizing him as the Speaker of the House of Reps.
He told the court that the Presidency wrote to him in his capacity as the Speaker of the House of Reps, requesting for his presence at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Tambuwal had been denied access to the Nigeria house of Assembly by security men from order from the IG of police, in which he is the speaker of the house.