Deputy President of the Senate,
Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday, revealed what the attack on the Senate on Wednesday,
has cost Nigeria.
While describing the invasion of
the Senate as an indictment of security agencies in the country, he said no
foreign investors would like to invest in a country with such a porous security
system.
He added that, it is another
lesson on the need to rethink the nation’s security structure.
Thugs suspected to be loyal to
the suspended Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial district, Ovie
Omo-Agege on Wednesday, invaded the red chambers and forcefully took away the
mace.
The Deputy Senate President spoke
when he received the leadership of the Nigerian Political Science Association,
NPSA, which paid a solidarity visit to the Senate.
He said: “It is an embarrassment
to Nigeria before the international community for someone to drive all the way
into the National Assembly Complex, enter the hallowed chamber, and cart away
its symbol of authority.
“It shows a breakdown of security
and it is a setback to Nigeria’s drive for foreign investment because no one
would be ready to invest money in such a system.
“So, it is a lesson that we
cannot keep doing the same thing with our security system and expect a
different result.
“It is also an irony that the
people involved would organise armed bandits to rob the Senate of its mace
since they understand the implication of what they have done.
“As a parliament, we will ensure
that this does not happen again and insist that all the actors behind the drama
are brought to book.”
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