Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oyo State, Mutalubi Adebayo, SAN, has insisted that Senators do not need police escorts.
Reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s decision to withdraw police from Very Important Persons in the country, Adebayo said only judges should be an exemption from the presidential pronouncement.
According to him, Senators who feel they need protection should apply for private security.
“Senators should apply for private guards if at all they feel they need security,” he said on Arise News.
“Senators can’t compare their jobs with that of judges. Some civil servants need escorts even ministers need.
“Judges are not VIPs. They are even a special class of people. They’re more than VIPs.
“They need police escort as a matter of duty. It is very compulsory for judges to get police escorts considering the kind of job they do. It won’t be good even for society.
“To me, I’ll say that Senator Abdul Ningi is taking the matter too far. I’ll say he’s a clown. What are they doing in the Senate to need police escorts?
“What are they doing there? Cracking jokes…making cheap money. They don’t need police escorts. But they can apply for private security guards from private companies. Do they want to compare their job with that of judges?” He queried.
President Bola Tinubu had directed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to withdraw Police from Very Important Persons in the country.
The president directed that they be deployed to places they could be more useful in the fight against terrorism.
However, some senators have lamented the decision, crying out that the move could endanger their lives.
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