NASS siege: Secondus says Buhari planned from UK

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Uche Secondus, has condemned yesterday’s siege on the National Assembly by officials of the State Security Service (SSS).
He also asked the United Kingdom to note the presence of President Muhammadu Buhari in Britain alleging that the Nigerian leader planned the siege from there.
The UK government earlier said it was monitoring the situation in Nigeria and advised on respecting the rule of law and democratic principles.
The siege was only lifted in the afternoon, several hours after it began.
During the barricade, lawmakers were eventually allowed in while other categories of people were barred.
The incident, believed to have been planned to remove Senate President Bukola Saraki, led to the sack of Director General of the SSS, Mamman Daura, by Acting President Yemi Osibanjo.
In the statement signed by his media aide, Ike Abonyi, Mr.
Secondus said the final plan for the invasion of National Assembly was made when the outgoing senate minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, visited the president in London at the weekend.
Mr. Secondus, however, commended Acting President Yemi Osinbajo for sacking Mr Daura.
Mr. Osinbajo sacked Mr Lawal and also said the siege was not authorized by the presidency.
“When an executive arm in democratic setting muscles up other arms of government, the correct name for such administration is autocracy and dictatorship,” Mr Secondus said.
“Nigerians and international community have continuously watched this administration, harass and intimidate the legislature and judiciary as well as others in opposition in their bid to create a dictatorial regime.
“All over the World, the parliament is the bastion of democracy and rule of law anybody not willing to alien himself to them is trying to create anarchy in the land,” he said