A former Special Adviser to President Shehu Shagari, Tanko Yakasai, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the invitation of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, by the police over allegations of forgery.
Yakasai said the police invitation came at the prompting of Buhari and the APC, and warned that it portends danger for Nigerian democracy.
Premium Times reports that Yakasai, in an interview on Monday in Kano, stated that what the APC and Buhari were doing with regards to the emergence of Ekweremadu was an act desperation that will not auger well with the nation’s democracy.
He further accused Buhari and APC leaders of lacking the basic knowledge of the norms and rules of legislative chambers.
“I think the problems here is that neither Buhari, nor Oyegun or any serious member of the APC are truly aware of the basic knowledge of the national assembly, they should use this chance to have some know how of the settings and rules therein,” he said.
Yakasai said although the election of principal officers of the national assembly is done by a simple majority, their removal requires the participation of all members.
He added that removing Ekweremadu now would be a dangerous scenario that would not work.
