August 30, (THEWILL) – The Plateau State Government on Monday denied sending security operatives to seal the Plateau House of Assembly complex.
The denial came on the heels of an allegation by the House Speaker, Rt. Honourable Ayuba Nuhu Abok, who, on a Channels TV programme on Monday, said that the assembly complex was found sealed.
However, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Dan Manjang, in a statement issued in Jos on Monday, said Speaker Abok made a false allegation.
Manjang said Abok’s false allegation has further been circulated on social media associating the Governor as being behind it.
“We wish to make it abundantly clear that the Executive arm of Government and the Governor is not aware or behind the purported sealing of the House as it does not dabble into the affairs of another independent arm of Government,” he said.
According to Manjang, “It is on record that His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako, was the first Governor to implement full Autonomy for the Legislature and Judiciary as well as the Local Government in the country.
“It is, therefore, not possible for him to be associated with any action that will impede on the activities of the House which has its rules and conventions.
“The Governor remains the longest-serving Speaker of the House in the history of democracy in Plateau State, understands the workings of the House, and has demonstrated uncommon respect to the leadership and members of the Assembly.”
He added that to the best of their knowledge, the House of Assembly remained open for legislative business.
Manjang advised the people of Plateau State and members of the public to ignore the allegation and refrain from dragging the Executive arm and the Governor into the affairs of the House.
“Those who have any concerns should channel them to the security agencies and desist from peddling falsehood against the Executive arm of Government and His Excellency the Governor,” he said.
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