Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Get together (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State within the 2023 basic elections, has condemned Monday’s invasion of the State’s Meeting by the Division of State Companies (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Pressure (NPF).

The management disaster broke out following the current elimination of Mudashiru Obasa because the Meeting Speaker because the disaster took a distinct dimension when DSS officers and Nigeria Police sealed the Places of work of the present Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, and the Clerk of the Home.

Reacting in a press release on his X web page, previously twitter on Monday, the previous governorship candidate bemoaned the state of affairs, saying the Lagos State Home of Meeting is the individuals’s Home and a logo of the State’s democratic values and aspirations, noting that the invasion was a reminder of the Army period within the nation.

The politician referred to as for the withdrawal of Safety Companies from the Meeting, whereas urging Lagosians to withstand any try to undermine their independence by way of intimidation and techniques.

“Experiences of armed DSS officers storming and sealing the workplace of the Speaker of the Lagos State Home of Meeting, Mojisola Meranda and the alleged militarization of the Meeting complicated at Alausa are deeply troubling.

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“This brazen show of drive at our state’s legislative chamber represents a harmful assault on democratic establishments and the precept of separation of powers.

“The deployment of safety forces to intimidate elected representatives and intervene with legislative capabilities is harking back to our darkish days underneath navy rule and has no place in a democratic society.

“The Lagos State Home of Meeting is the individuals’s Home, a logo of our democratic values and aspirations.

“All well-meaning Lagosians should resist any try to undermine their independence by way of intimidation techniques.

“Due to this fact, I name for the instant withdrawal of DSS operatives from the Meeting complicated and demand a full public rationalization of the authorized foundation for this motion.

“With out respect for established democratic processes and the independence of the Lagos State Home of Meeting, we danger a shameful descent into anarchy”, he stated by way of his X deal with.