The Senate president has confirmed he was actually assaulted
by a legislator but says he has forgiven the man named Hon. Abdulmalik Cheche
and takes his assault to be a prize and sacrifice for leadership. Mark made
this statement through his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, also
adding that both the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu
Tambuwal and the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Babangida Aliyu, had already
pleaded on behalf of the lawmaker over his unruly bbehavior
by a legislator but says he has forgiven the man named Hon. Abdulmalik Cheche
and takes his assault to be a prize and sacrifice for leadership. Mark made
this statement through his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, also
adding that both the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu
Tambuwal and the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Babangida Aliyu, had already
pleaded on behalf of the lawmaker over his unruly bbehavior
“It is a sacrifice I am prepared to accept. I was physically
stopped at the gate and booked from
accessing the National Assembly complex for about an hour . I was also tear
gassed at the lobby of the White House as I made my return from the Green
Chamber.
stopped at the gate and booked from
accessing the National Assembly complex for about an hour . I was also tear
gassed at the lobby of the White House as I made my return from the Green
Chamber.
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” In all these, I
bear no ill feeling . AbdulMalik (Cheche) is my colleague. I have forgiven him. I
believe we can continue to work together in the interest of peace and
sustenance of democracy.”
bear no ill feeling . AbdulMalik (Cheche) is my colleague. I have forgiven him. I
believe we can continue to work together in the interest of peace and
sustenance of democracy.”
Narrating what happened inside the lower chamber, the Senate
president said his visit was to ascertain the safety of Speaker Aminu Tambuwal
and his colleagues.
president said his visit was to ascertain the safety of Speaker Aminu Tambuwal
and his colleagues.
“I also went to confer with Mr. Speaker on the need to
suspend plenary in both Chambers in order to restore sanity to an environment
that had turned restive and becoming uncontrollable.
suspend plenary in both Chambers in order to restore sanity to an environment
that had turned restive and becoming uncontrollable.
“My intention was to safeguard the sanctity of the hallowed
Chamber and to guarantee the respect of the legislature. I consider the
unwarranted and needless attack on my person by Hon. Abdulmalik Usman Cheche.
Chamber and to guarantee the respect of the legislature. I consider the
unwarranted and needless attack on my person by Hon. Abdulmalik Usman Cheche.
“Like I have repeatedly said, I will do anything necessary
to keep the sanctity of the parliament as an institution and safeguard the
respect of every legislator.
to keep the sanctity of the parliament as an institution and safeguard the
respect of every legislator.
” I therefore urge all political actors to always remember
that we must first have a nation before
we can achieve our various individual ambitions.
that we must first have a nation before
we can achieve our various individual ambitions.
“We must at all times restrain ourselves from actions that
cannot add value to our hard earned democracy.
cannot add value to our hard earned democracy.
“We should remain guided by the rules no matter how strongly
we perceive our positions to be the most appropriate.”
we perceive our positions to be the most appropriate.”
He described his experience in the hands of the lawmaker as
“his prize and sacrifice for leadership.”
“his prize and sacrifice for leadership.”
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