ABUJA — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against meddling in state affairs, following the invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) on Monday.
In a statement posted on his X handle, Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), condemned the raid, calling it an “attack on the sanctity of democracy.”
“The viral video of armed security operatives invading the Lagos State House of Assembly is utterly reprehensible and stands condemned,” he said. “It must be subjected to a full and thorough investigation.”
Abubakar criticized the alleged role of security forces in enforcing a leadership change within the Assembly, saying such actions undermine democratic principles.
“It is appalling that those who claimed to have fought for democracy would sanction this crass desecration of the state’s foremost legislative body, putting our hard-earned democracy in jeopardy,” he said.
He urged Tinubu to focus on national governance rather than interfere in state politics.
“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,” Abubakar said. “Tinubu should focus on bringing Nigeria out of the mess he plunged the country into rather than interfering in state matters.”
