The free-for-all
occurred on the floor of the legislature barely two hours after the governor
inaugurated the 11 sole administrators. Watch video after the cut.........
Glasses were shattered while tables and chairs were upturned in
the violence that engulfed the House.
A faction that described the governor’s action as illegal was
opposed by another faction that supported the action of the governor. Some
legislators sustained injuries during the violence while some had their clothes
torn.
Briefing newsmen at the legislative complex, a member, House
Committee on Information, Mr. Makpa Malla, said that seats and tables were
broken during the fight.
Describing the appointment by the governor as illegal, Malla
said the Assembly could not continue to watch the governor perpetrate
illegalities in the state.
He said, “As you can see, this is the executive room of the
state House of Assembly, where we sit down every morning to discuss matters
which would bring development to the state and the country at large.
“Categorically, I want to state here that the division which
caused this chaos was as result of the appointment of the sole administrators
by the governor. As a responsible legislature with some of us as lawyers, we
insisted that the right thing must be done.
“The Section 7 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – as amended –
guarantees a democratic system of governance at the local government level. The
provision of the constitution is explicit on how the local government structure
should be run.
“That is why we are kicking against the appointment of the sole
administrators. Sole administrators only existed during the military era and as
respecters of the rule of law, we must ensure that the executive must also
respect the rule of law.”
Malla, however, urged the people of the state to remain calm and
be law-abiding as the law would take its course in the matter.
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