National Assembly Calm As House Resumes Today

We are getting information that the House of Assembly has been calm today as the House of representatives resumed after  against speculations that there could be a drama after the incident that took place when the Speaker was prevented from  gaining access into the chambers for their emergency deliberations on extention of emergency rule in the north eastern part of Nigeria.
The Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal and his aides drove into the complex at about 10.10am without police escorts.

The Speaker’s convoy was not stopped for security search.

There was apprehension that armed operatives might invade the National Assembly complex like they did on November 20 when attempts were made to stop the Speaker from gaining entrance into the complex.

The lawmakers were to converge for a special session to consider President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for extension of emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States.

Some lawmakers had to scale the NASS gate and were tear-gassed by the police following the blockade of the gate.

However, against all expectations, the National Assembly complex was devoid of external security operatives, hooded or armed.

The comprehensive stop and search conducted by hooded Department of State Services (DSS) was also non-existent as the combined team of NASS Police personnel and Sergeant At Arm were seen conducting the searches.

Meanwhile there was no mention of the contentious Petroleum Industry Bill or a revisit of the Emergency on the Order paper for Tuesday.

It was however gathered that the Emergency rule debate might come up under Message from the President which is item number four on the Order paper.