Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Zakari Mohammed recounting Thursday’s pandemonium at the National Assembly, described the act of the police as “shameless”, noting that the sponsors of the act should be questioned as well as their intention.
In reaction, Mr. Mohammed insisted that a notice should have been given to that effect and should have been done properly.
“If you are coming to a man’s house to protect him you should give him notice, because of certain threats, you are here to protect and should be done in an orderly manner” he said.
Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Mr. Mohammed noted that every member has an I.D card and the police should have stopped members at the entrance to check I.D cards, wondering if thugs would dress properly like lawmakers.
He further questioned why the Senate president, David Mark was allowed to pass without security checks and the Deputy Leader, stating that “the same gate was where the Senate President passed through and his deputy but the Speaker of the House of Reps was prevented from entering through same gate”.
Mr. Mohammed complained of the hooded officers that were at the gate, pushing the Speaker and preventing him from gaining entrance.
“If you’re coming to perform a legitimate duty the essence of the uniform is for your name tag and service number to display, but with this kind of hooded men it can just be anybody and its disturbing especially in a democratic dispensation” he noted.
Mr. Mohammed further noted that ideally the lawmakers are supposed to punish the police for such an act.