The Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, on Friday called on the Department of State Services, DSS, and the police
to summon the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, for
allegedly threatening the member representing Obio/Akpo Federal Constituency,
Hon Kingsley Chinda.
This was as it said the purported
threat by Gbajabiamila that Chinda would regret taking his rightful seat as the
bona fide Leader of the Minority in the House was condemnable.
In a statement by its
spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP gave Gbajabiamila 24 hours to retract the
threat, stressing that such was an affront on Nigeria’s democracy and the
people Chinda represents.
The statement reads: “Nigerians
watched with utter shock and dismay as the new Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, in open chamber, jettisoned all
parliamentary procedure to make hate statement, inciting comment and direct
threats to the bona fide Leader of the Minority in the House, Hon Kingsley
Chinda, for no justifiable reason.
“Hon. Gbajabiamila, in open
chamber, exhibited personal hostility, with threats that Hon. Chinda will
‘regret’ taking his rightful seat as the bona fide Leader of the Minority in
the House.
“This vicious outburst by Hon.
Gbajabiamila is a direct threat and affront to our democratic order, the rights
of the minority members in the House of Representatives, the people of
Obio/Akpo Federal Constituency and sensibility of millions of members of the
PDP who nominated Hon. Chinda as Minority Leader.
“The PDP, in the strongest terms,
condemns this outburst and demands that the Speaker retracts his inciting
threats against Hon. Chinda within the next 24 hours.
“We also invite the Police and
the Department of State Services (DSS) to summon Hon. Gbajabiamila to explain
the intents of his threats.
“Our party further invites
Nigerians to hold Hon. Gbajabiamila directly responsible should any harm
suddenly comes to Hon. Chinda, any member of his family or any member of the
PDP in the House of Representatives.
“It is indeed unfortunate and
completely condemnable that Hon. Gbajabiamila is turning the chamber of the
House of Representatives into a theater of avoidable conflicts just because of
his vested interest in the affairs of the opposition.
“The PDP remains committed to
rules and the sanctity of the Parliament. As such, our party will not allow
anybody, let alone, the Speaker of the House of Representatives to undermine
our right and deny Nigerians a voice in the House of Representatives.”
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