Condemning the police action, Gwottson said the development prevented state lawmakers from reconvening for a full session scheduled for Wednesday.
The Plateau State House of Assembly was sealed again by the police on Wednesday, May 31. A member of the state House of Assembly, Gwottson Fom from Jos South Constituency confirmed the development to PUNCH on Wednesday morning in Jos. Condemning the police action, Gwottson said the development prevented state lawmakers from reconvening for a full session scheduled for Wednesday.
Lamenting the situation, Gwottson said: “We held our plenary session yesterday (Tuesday) without any problems and considered important bills and passed some motions for the good of our nation. We plan to reconvene today (Wednesday) to resume our legislative duties only to find the compound barricaded by the police.
Lamenting the situation, Gwottson said, “We held our plenary yesterday (Tuesday) without any problem, and we considered some important bills and passed some motions for the good of our people. We intend to reconvene today (Wednesday) to continue with our legislative functions only for the police to barricade the complex.
“As lawmakers, we don’t know what the problem is this time around that will make the police seal the state Assembly complex again and stop lawmakers from performing their duties. So, we are going to address a press conference to draw the attention of the world to what is happening in Plateau State because the police is trying to kill democracy in Plateau.”
“The police will not be dragged into the politics of the state. Our duty is to maintain law and order, and that is what we are doing at the state Assembly complex.”
