Withdrawal of Security: Speaker Tambuwal goes to Court

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tambuwal has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday, October 31 asking the court to declare that the withdrawal of his security aides while he’s still the Speaker is unlawful and unconstitutional. He is also asking the court to restrain FG from further infringing on his rights and privileges as Speaker.

He claims that there are reports they are trying to declare his seat vacant and organize a bye-election for the purpose of replacing him. Tanbuwal is asking the court to restrain FG, INEC, PDP and IGP from taking any of those steps. In the meantime, he wants the court to order FG to return his security detail pending the determination of the suit.