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The Senate on Wednesday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to exempt its members from the presidential directive ordering the withdrawal of police personnel from VIPs, saying the decision poses a security risk to lawmakers.

The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, who presided over the plenary, made the appeal after Kebbi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi, complained that his only police orderly had been withdrawn..

Mr Ningi said he woke up on Wednesday to discover that the officer assigned to him had been removed, while sons and daughters of political office holders, Chinese business officials, singers, and many others still maintain large security convoys.

Responding, Mr Jibrin said the Senate leadership met on Tuesday to deliberate on the matter and resolved to appeal to the president to exempt lawmakers from the directive and restore officers already withdrawn.

The deputy senate president expressed confidence that the president would consider the request, describing Mr Tinubu as a listening leader.

On 23 November, President Tinubu ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers assigned to VIPs across the country. The Special Protection Unit of the Nigeria Police Force has since begun implementing the directive.

Hedonisco:
Senators should have police protection. They should be exempted.

Such a policy should mainly apply to the yahoo boys, empty characters like social media noisemakers (E-money and the likes), yeyebrities like Burna Boy, and other such characters who have no business moving around with policemen.

johannesburg:
Those celebrities need the security more than lawmakers that convey to share loots.

DonMarkuzi:
Everybody should feel the heat. After all lawmakers in America don't go about with state security.

Kennitrust:
But it make no sense withdrawing police from law makes na


Although I wish they also have a feelers from the insecurity Nigerian are going through.

Hamachi:
Who told you? Do your findings.

Hamachi:
Who told you? Do your findings.