JUST IN: Atiku blames Tinubu over DSS invasion of Lagos House of Assembly

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), calling it “utterly reprehensible” and demanding a full investigation.

Atiku accused President Bola Tinubu of interfering in state matters instead of addressing the pressing economic and security crises facing Nigeria.

Reacting to reports that DSS operatives stormed the Lagos Assembly amid a leadership crisis, Atiku described the move as an attack on democracy and a blatant abuse of power.

His words: “The viral video of armed security operatives invading the Lagos State House of Assembly is utterly reprehensible and stands condemned. It must be subjected to a full and thorough investigation.

“It is bewildering that the invading operatives reportedly have a mandate to enforce a leadership change in the House.

“It is appalling that it is those who claimed to have fought for democracy that decided to sanction this crass desecration of the state’s foremost legislative body, and by so doing, putting our hard-earned democracy in jeopardy.

“This act is an attack on the sanctity of democracy and a landmark of indignity to the Nigerian electorate, especially the people of Lagos.

“Whatever may have caused the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly is an undercurrent that is not abnormal in a system of democracy.

“The purported invitation of armed security operatives for a conflict resolution in a parliament is an anathema that should be frowned upon and interrogated with all sense of urgency.

“Tinubu should focus on bringing Nigeria out of the mess he plunged the country into rather than interfering in the state matters.”

The political tension in Lagos escalated after the impeachment of former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, with speculations that he may be reinstated following Tinubu’s intervention.