Breaking News: Senate Orders Police To Vacate Akwa Ibom Assembly Immediately

The Senate on Thursday has directed the police to vacate the premises of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly as well as cease denying legislators access to their chambers.

Senator Bassey Akpan had revealed that state lawmakers were still unable to access their chambers because of the presence of the police. But Senator Ahmad Kaita who contributed to the issue said that if the police vacates the premises the legislators will go in there and cause a fracas  he further said "The police are only there to promote peace."

The Senate at the end of the contributions which had Ike Ekweremadu and Saraki Bala Na’allah, Sam Anyanwu, the senate resolved to ask that the police vacate the premises and not prevent the legislators to have access to the chambers.