The invasion of the National Assembly by thugs who snatched the mace, symbol of authority of the judiciary, is a violation of the sanctity of the Senate.
It is also a threat to the nation’s democracy.
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, made this remarks in a statement on Friday.
Describing the incident as one reminiscent of the days of dictatorship and lawlessness, Wabba said it was condemnable in its entirety.
He called on Nigerians to stand against such a violation of the nation’s democracy.
Never should it happen again, he warned.
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He said: “The Senate, from the days of the Greeks and Romans from whom the world borrowed this concept of democracy, has always been a sacred arena for nobility (in carriage, thought or mind), the best and the brightest.
“It has also been for the gifted in oratory, a hatchery of the supremacy of ideas delivered in the most sublime and profound language in furtherance of the interest of fatherland.
“As a house packed full of representatives from different parts of the Republic, there are bound to be differences (of opinion, tactics, strategy) and even conflicts.
“These are expected to be resolved in a dignified manner befitting of men and women of character and learning!
“It is for this reason, there are rules of engagement that every member is made to understand as a precondition to swearing in.
“It is in consideration of this that we consider what has happened as a big anomaly.”
