The House of Representatives is contemplating a legislation that would ensure the security of Nigerian politicians while abroad
- This is coming on the heels of the attack on the immediate deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB)
- The motion was moved by Yusuf Buba Yakub, the chairman, House committee on foreign affairs on Sunday, August 17
Following the attack on the immediate deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, the House of Representatives is considering a legislation that would ensure the safety of Nigerian politicians while they are outside the shores of the country.
The motion for the legislation was moved by Yusuf Buba Yakub, the chairman, House committee on foreign affairs in a statement he released on Sunday, August 18, Vanguard reports.
Stressing that there are better ways to express and deal with grievances in a democratic setting, Yakub called on the Nigerian ambassador to Germany, Yusuf Maitama Tugger, to investigate the sad development and bring the criminals to book.


Yakubu outrightly decried the conduct and activities of those who assaulted Ekweremadu, stating that they went beyond the limits of peaceful protest to actual physical attack.
He said: “On my part, I promise to lead the House Committee on Foreign Affairs...to move a motion on the floor of the House and to call for broader investigations on the matter with a view to decisively dealing with all those involved and seeking protection for the politically-exposed persons on foreign trips and assignments in foreign jurisdictions.
“While conceding that it is the right of any group or individual to protest against a perceived wrong done to them in every democratic set-up, like ours, but it goes without saying that there is a limit to the extent any protest can go.


"It ceases to be a protest, for instance, when those involved in such a protest begin to make attempts on life or endanger the rights of others to peaceful and lawful assembly as we saw in the case at Nuremberg, Germany."


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Is now obvious that the life of politics is now more important than that of the people that voted them.

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See them scrambling to save their skins

Dem go beat una to submission and deliverance of promises.

The Nigerian government are the most useless government in the world, see how swift they are finding a means to stop the assault of their fellow corrupt politicians but many Nigerian citizens are been killed abroad in South Africa, Ghana and many other places, the useless government has not lifted a finger or complained about it, the value placed on a Nigerian life is nothing, no wonder people take Nigerians for granted, why won't they do that when even their government don't take them serious.

What a hopeless nation!!!

I never knew there are quick moves to save and protect lives abroad,if not now....self centered and greedy group of failed satanic agents.

Coz they know their power is reduced tenfold abroad, not like in Nigeria where they are Gods.

Remimadrid:
Coz they know their power is reduced tenfold abroad, not like in Nigeria where they are Gods.

I'm that friend

'peaceful protest' is a protected right in Europe, America and many parts of the world. Ofcourse during protest, there is bound to be 'slight pushing' here and there Maybe a bit of harmless colored ink and eatable powdered flour used but all this rights are protected in the abroad and there is nothing this gang of thieves can do to stop Diasporans from exercising that right!

Travel and see. Una bottom go hot!

Ok. Let see how it is would handled.

Cc. Lalasticlala, Mynd44, Dominique, OAM4J.

Nigerian politicians always protecting and saving themselves with swift moves. I have never heard that they condemned the Fulani Herdsmen and Bandit terrorists or move to protect life and property of Nigerians. They never even demanded sack of all service chiefs for gross failure of their duties. But they are quite quick to save their skins. There is nothing they can do to save themselves from Nigerians abroad.

They should stay home and focus on their jobs. Useless people. They want to be gallivanting up and down with useless girlfriends spending our money on trash. Nuisance. Will they die if they stay at home and do what they were elected to do?

And some people were saying the beating didn't change anything..