Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned President Bola Tinubu to stop meddling in issues bothering state affairs.
Mr Abubakar gave the warning while reacting to the invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by armed operatives of the State Security Services, SSS, on Monday.
In a statement on his X handle on Monday, Mr Abubakar, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023, described the raid as an attack on the sanctity of democracy.
He urged Mr Tinubu to focus on addressing the mess his policies have plunged the country into rather than undue interference in state matters.
Mr Abubakar said: “The viral video of armed security operatives invading the Lagos State House of Assembly is utterly reprehensible and stands condemned. It must be subjected to a full and thorough investigation.
“It is bewildering that the invading operatives reportedly have a mandate to enforce a leadership change in the House.
“It is appalling that it is those who claimed to have fought for democracy that decided to sanction this crass desecration of the state’s foremost legislative body, and by so doing, putting our hard-earned democracy in jeopardy.
“This act is an attack on the sanctity of democracy and a landmark of indignity to the Nigerian electorate, especially the people of Lagos.
“Whatever may have caused the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly is an undercurrent that is not abnormal in a system of democracy.
“The purported invitation of armed security operatives for a conflict resolution in a parliament is an anathema that should be frowned upon and interrogated with all sense of urgency.
“Tinubu should focus on bringing Nigeria out of the mess he plunged the country into rather than interfering in the state matters.”
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