Following the blockade of the National Assembly complex by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have postponed the leadership meeting earlier scheduled for Tuesday.
In a statement jointly signed by the two presiding officers of both chambers of the National Assembly, Saraki and Dogara stated that happenings at the National Assembly informed the postponement of “the joint leadership meeting slated for this afternoon till further notice because, under the prevailing circumstances, we cannot guarantee the safety of the 20 members from both chambers expected at the meeting.”
Earlier, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun, told reporters that with the tense situation at the National Assembly, the meeting was no longer feasible.
“A meeting cannot be held under this kind of atmosphere.
“It is unfortunate that this is happening; because when the parliament is under siege, democracy is under siege,” Lasun stated.
