The Nasarawa House of Assembly Complex has been sealed off by police.
Daily Report Nigeria reports that the sealing of the Nasarawa Assembly complex is due to a tense situation arising from the emergence of two speakers for the seventh assembly.
The previous Speaker, Rt Hon Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, and Hon Daniel Ogazi were both elected as speakers during simultaneous sessions on Tuesday.
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Balarabe-Abdullahi secured his position at a gathering held at the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, while Ogazi assumed the role of Speaker through proceedings at the State Assembly complex.
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Thirteen members-elect, including those from opposition political parties, rallied behind Ogazi, while eleven remained loyal to Balarabe-Abdullahi.
On Wednesday, DSP Ramhan Nansel, the state Police Public Relations Officer, released a statement regarding the sealing off of the assembly complex.
Nansel stated that the action was carried out following a directive from the state Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Mohammed-Baba.
The decision, he said, was made after consultations with other security agencies in the state.
