Boko Haram: You turned NASS to rubber stamp assembly – Aisha Yesufu slams Lawan
Boko Haram, Headlines, House, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, January 11th, 2023Boko Haram: You turned NASS to rubber stamp assembly – Aisha Yesufu slams Lawan
By Francis UgwuPopular Nigerian activist and social critic, Aisha Yesufu has attacked the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, for saying the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, allowed the Boko Haram insurgency to fester during its 16 years in power. The social critic also said the All Progressives Congress, APC, had over seven years to tackle the insurgency but instead worsened it. Yesufu expressed her feelings in a post via her verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. The Senate President had while addressing the Presidential Campaign Rally of the ruling APC, which was held in Damaturu Yobe State, alleged PDP rally, allowed Boko Haram to fester. Lawan’s statement was signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi. He said, “When Boko Haram started in the northeast, in Borno state, the then leadership of PDP said it was not true. There was nothing like Boko Haram, and Boko Haram blossomed. Boko Haram flourished, and Boko Haram gained ground and took root.” But reacting to the allegation by the Senate President, Yesufu said Lawan turned the National Assembly into “a rubber stamp Assembly”. She wrote, “The Senate President who turned the National Assembly into a rubber stamp Assembly is accusing PDP when his own party has had over seven years to tackle the insurgency and have worsened it. Both APC and PDP are failed parties that should not be allowed into the corridors of power.” -daily post |
wp_posts
Related Posts
- Peter Obi, Goodluck Jonathan hold ‘closed-door’ meeting in Abuja
- First batch of 13 Nigerians deported from U.S. land in Ghana, President John Dramani Mahama, disclose to reporters
- How self-titled ‘Obi of Lagos’ planned N1.5bn scam — Police
- ‘Air Peace crew tests positive for alcohol, cannabis’ following July 13, 2025, incident – Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB)
- Obi of Lagos: Southern Igbo Ezes, leaders disown Azubike
Short URL: https://newnigerianpolitics.com/?p=65357