Remi Tinubu, senator representing Lagos central, was involved in an altercation with some Nigerians who attended the south-west zonal public hearing of the constitution review on Wednesday.
The event held at Marriott Hotel in Lagos, with residents
queuing to register before they were allowed entry into the hall.
While residents waited on the queue, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,
governor of Lagos, came in and was ushered in through the backdoor, after which
the front door was shut.
The ushers then informed those on the queue that
registration had closed for the day.
However, the development did not sit well with those who
were unable to register, and they refused to leave the queue.
It was at this moment that some lawmakers from Oyo state
passed the queue and were about to be ushered in, leading to commotion at the
front entrance.
As the shouts continued near the front door, with those on
the queue insisting that they had been unfairly treated, the Oyo lawmakers were
about to be hurriedly ushered through the backdoor, but the people followed
them, preventing them from being allowed into the hall.
However, after some consultation with the personnel at the
door, Tinubu showed up at the backdoor to allow the lawmakers in.
As she was about to do this, a woman, who complained about
being denied entry, decried the partial treatment and voiced out her
frustration.
Seeing this, the senator beckoned on her and two others,
only to call the woman a “thug” for speaking too loud.
The statement made by Tinubu infuriated those on the queue,
who insisted that such derogatory word shouldn’t have come from the senator.
The senator was asked to apologise but she refused.
“I will not apologise for what I said. I saw it and I said
it,” the senator maintained.
See the video below.
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