Shehu Sani, the Senator representing Kaduna Central, has reacted to the blockade of the National Assembly by Nigeria police following four days strike declared by workers.
DAILY POST reports that leadership of the National Assembly on Monday requested the Police and the Directorate of Security Services (DSS) to ensure adequate security within and outside the premises from Tuesday morning to enable members and staff come in and perform their legitimate duties without any hindrance.
The directive was passed after a meeting of the joint leadership of the two chambers with the management and representatives of the security agencies.
In response to this, men of the Police Force on Tuesday morning occupied the National Assembly Complex, preventing workers from gaining entrance.
Sani, reacting to the development on Tuesday, warned security agencies against applying force on the National Assembly workers protesting in front of the assembly.
The Kaduna lawmaker urged the NASS leaders to rather engage in dialogue with the workers to resolve the strike.
On his Twitter page, he wrote: “Force must not be used to ‘clear’ the protesting workers at the National Assembly.
“The dialogue process should continue in order to resolve the impasse.
“Their demands are legitimate. As Democrats, We must always continue to set an example for civility.”
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