Takeover of Lagos Assembly by security agents abuse of power – Retired General
By KEMI KASUMU
The former Deputy Defence Adviser in Moscow, Russia, said, “Lagos state indigenes must stand up together and defend their state heritage. Our political institutions have developed from the low many decades ago. We can’t go back to that anymore.”
Former General Officer Commanding (GOC) and Minister of Communications, Major General Tajudeen Olanrewaju (Rtd), has reacted to Monday morning takeover of offices of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Clerk of Lagos State House of Assembly, saying it is abuse of power.
The former Deputy Defence Adviser in Moscow, Russia, said, “Lagos state indigenes must stand up together and defend their state heritage.
“Our political institutions have developed from the low many decades ago. We can’t go back to that anymore. In contemporary developing countries and Nigeria inclusive, one of the greatest political deficits lies in the relative weakness of the rule of law.
“Of all the components of contemporary states, effective legal institutions are perhaps the most difficult to construct or endure. Let the rule of law prevail in the tussle for the speakership position in the lagos state assembly,” General Olanrewaju said.
