A member of the house of representatives, Ben Igbakpa has narrated how he was treated by the Ghanaian security operatives over President Muhammadu Buhari’s allegation that a lawmaker is among those allegedly sponsoring Secessionists who are perpetrating attacks on people and their property.
The lawmaker who is representing Ethiope East/Ethiope West federal constituency of Delta state, stated this While moving a point of privilege on Tuesday,
The lawmaker explained how he was questioned for hours when he visited Ghana, because of the president’s comment.
Igbakpa said: “In the course of Mr President’s address to the nation, I was very happy when he paid tribute to the functions of the parliament and how much we have helped him to ensure that we have done a lot,”
ATTENTION: Click “HERE” to join our WhatsApp group and receive News updates directly on your WhatsApp!
Also Read: US Should Designate IPOB As Terrorists Organisation; American Academic
“But going further to paragraph 33 of the address, Mr president, in his address which was widely publicised, carried by BBC, CNN and other media houses across the world, told the world that one of us is sponsoring terrorism.
“Mr speaker, that means 469 members of this national assembly are prime suspects.
“On that fateful day, I went to Akure to be part of the burial ceremony of our former colleague. On Saturday, I had to honour an invitation to Ghana for a wedding. Mr speaker, it will amaze you what I faced at the hands of Ghanaian officials.
“They kept me for about four hours, that they are trying to confirm something. I stayed at the airport for four hours, missed the wedding that I went there for and at the end of the day, one of them walked up to me and said ‘sir, we are sorry because there is an announcement in Nigeria that a member of parliament is sponsoring terrorism; we are out on red alert to ensure that no member of parliament from Nigeria comes here to hide or to cause trouble’.
Also Read: South-East Leaders Declare End To Sit-At-Home
“I had to come back home, dejected. I lost my respect and my privilege as a member of this chamber. They have been calling me all over the world. My friends have been telling me: ‘who among you is that person sponsoring terrorists?’”
He asked the leadership of the house to prevail on the president to name the serving lawmaker sponsoring terrorism as he claimed.
Leave a comment