Armed policemen, on Tuesday, teargassed the 16 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members of the Plateau State House of Assembly who were sacked by the Court of Appeal.
The lawmakers had arrived at the Rayfield Old Government House in Jos on Tuesday morning alongside their supporters preparatory to their resumption of plenary when the incident happened.
The policemen and other security operatives took over the premises of the Government House and prevented the sacked lawmakers from going into the chambers of the House of Assembly but the lawmakers had vowed not to vacate the premises.
This is coming after the lawmakers, yesterday vowed to resume legislative duties on Tuesday.
The group of ousted legislators, made their decision known when they briefed newsmen on Monday, in Jos.
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Credible news reports that the members, who were elected on the platform of the PDP had their election nullified by the court for a lack of party structure.
Deducing from the apex court’s judgment, the lawmakers claimed that they were only on recess and would resume duties on Tuesday.
The spokesperson of the group, Mr Ishaku Maren stated that while they were on recess, two judgments were delivered regarding the status of the Plateau State House of Assembly.
Maren, who was the majority leader of the assembly before the Appeal Court judgment, said that they were a product of democracy and were validly elected by the majority of votes that were cast in their various constituencies.
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