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British Government Reacts To National Assembly Blockade
Following the reports of blockade of National Assembly entrance by officials of the Department of State Service (DSS), the British Government has said that it is keeping a tab on the political developments in Nigeria.
This reality was made known in a statement released by the British government from its High Commission in Abuja on Tuesday.
Some People Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers were reportedly prevented from gaining access to the National Assembly at around 7 Am in the morning on Tuesday.
The operatives, however, stated that they were acting according to the order given to them.
The UK Government, however, stated that it was aware of media reports of “the situation at the National Assembly this morning.
“We are closely monitoring the situation and other political developments in Nigeria.
“The United Kingdom supports a process whereby the people of Nigeria can exercise their democratic rights to vote and be voted for.”
It declared its “unwavering support for a free, fair, credible and peaceful process and the independence of institutions, which allow for that”.
Political leaders have condemned the incident, while officials of the DSS had since left the Assembly complex, following the immediate sack of Director-General of the agency by the Federal Government.
Anonymous
August 8, 2018 at 2:39 pm
British is monitoring not condeming the act. God is watching
Anonymous
August 8, 2018 at 10:15 am
Camleon.
Anonymous
August 8, 2018 at 9:25 am
DIRECTING STATE STUPIDITY DSS……VERY UNSTABLE SET OF ZOMBIES WHAT A SHAME….
Anonymous
August 8, 2018 at 7:49 am
You guys think they are not our problem? They are Nig biggest problem
Anonymous
August 8, 2018 at 6:44 am
What they did was a reaction
Anonymous
August 8, 2018 at 5:01 am
I am not a football fan, as a matter of fact, but yesterday sounded like The Premier League. It was as if Arsenal whipped the floor with Barcelona and won the Premier League trophy. This is why we shouldn’t be in a hurry to analyse, comment or justify anything at the drop of a pin. Everybody wants to be the best analyst, commentator and everything, not just the best, the FIRST. That was how so many people ended up spreading news that Kwankwaso said he did not defect from APC, the problem is that the news was from last year, nobody even cared to check for the date.
In today’s politics, we have 4 group of people :
1. Those who love Buhari.
2. Those who hate Buhari because they feel he gets way to much love than deserved.
3. Those who hate Buhari.
4. Those who love Buhari because they feel hatred is targeted at him for no reason.
These four groups were the main players in yesterday’s political Premier League.
Naturally, when I heard that the DSS blocked the national assembly, my thought was that maybe there was an imminent threat, and they had no choice but move fast and unexpectedly. For that, I felt the whole political drama of screaming at the men manning the gate was unnecessary, they are not the policy makers, they are simply following orders. I felt they could have tried calling the director of the DSS, and if there is no response, they should direct their concerns to the office of the president to demand an explanation, but hey, we are Nigerians, if we don’t go bananas because someone looked at the spoon we are using to drink gari, call us bastards.
Before you say Dino, Buhari is already receiving all the blames and insults. Ra ta ta ta ta like a semi automatic machine gun. On the other hand, those supporting Buhari lost the patience of waiting, why not, they are also Nigerians. It’s analysis and counter analysis. The funniest part of it all is that Buhari is not even in the country, the vice president was manning the country.
By evening, Mr Vice president, a man of patience, intellect, wisdom and maturity got all the information he needed and fired the Director of DSS. I was hoping, well, since Buhari was the one at the receiving end, despite the fact that we all know he was not in town, he should now take credits for the rolling head. Na lie o! He started taking more fresh insults about being incompetent and knowing nothing about leadership, the same man who has no problem putting his vice in control, something I don’t think has ever happened in the history of Nigerian leadership. Story for another day.
Now, the hot talks on Buhari became that :
1. He directed the director of DSS to lock down the National Assembly, and when things didn’t go right, he fired the director.
2. He should not be given credit for what Osinbajo did
3. He gave Osinbajo the green light to fire DSS chief
The most important thing to note however is that nobody knows. We are not in Aso Rock, so we do not have first hand information about what exactly went down. But our love and hate has gotten us into this political zigzag.
At the end, we are all human beings. As a Buharist, with unapologetic support and loyalty to the man, I understand why he attracts so much love, and some who hate Buhari, hate him because we love him that much, yeah, that’s how twisted it is. But we just can’t help ourselves given the fact that for the first time in 16 years of Nigerian democracy, we have a leader that is not a thief and is doing all he can to prevent people from stealing Nigerian money. For the first time, we have a leader who is not abandoning past projects, but finishing them. So yeah, punch away.
But di wan wen pain me be say, no pasto or profet even warn us befo dis yawa gas fah! Infact, ayam in siviya pain!
Anonymous
August 8, 2018 at 3:47 am
They are our biggest problem, British people should leave us alone…
Anonymous
August 8, 2018 at 3:08 am
UK is a big evil land. Once more ur evil against black race and Africa as a whole will NEVER be forgiven. . Close ur evil mouth. Shameless vultures.
Anonymous
August 7, 2018 at 10:39 pm
Momo dem u senate & house representatives u are still sleeping wake up the youth have growth above this politics wake up buhari for president
Anonymous
August 7, 2018 at 9:55 pm
British terrorist know about all the evil going on In Nigeria and they prefer to just keep quiet.
Anonymous
August 7, 2018 at 9:49 pm
British should leave Nigerian alone and free the Country British is evil making things not to work in the country that have oil
Anonymous
August 7, 2018 at 9:43 pm
British dictatorship terrorist government created this terrorist Fulani government in Nigeria today
Anonymous
August 7, 2018 at 9:42 pm
Which of the British dictatorship terrorist government that is reacting???
Anonymous
August 7, 2018 at 9:42 pm
Tell Britain to shut up. They know everything happening in this country and they are fine with it.
Anonymous
August 7, 2018 at 9:39 pm
What a shame