Saraki, Dogara, others turn once more from Villa, Buhari apologizes

 The Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, were among vital officers of the two assemblies of the National Assembly who turned once again from the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday night.

The government legislators were booked to be facilitated to a supper by President Muhammadu Buhari.

One of our journalists learnt that the supper was booked for 8.30pm at the Presidential Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa.

The legislators, who were mutually driven by Saraki and Dogara, were said to have arrived the seat of energy in front of the planned time.

Inconvenience was however said to have begun when security agents on obligation at the Pilot Gate demanded that all the government administrators must descend from the Coaster transport that passed on them for security check.

This was said to have enraged the National Assembly individuals who chose to turn back.

"We were advised to descend from the transport one-by-one for security check. Not even the nearness of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives would roll out the security agents improvement their psyche.

"We accordingly chose to turn back. We couldn't withstand such a shame," one of the administrators let one know of our reporters on the phone.

At the point when reached on the phone, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, conceded that there was an "episode including overeager agents."

Shehu said when the President was educated about the advancement, he hastily sent his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, to run and make peace with the administrators.

He included that Buhari had requested examination and would get to the base of the issue.

The presidential representative said Saraki and Dogara later returned for the supper with the President and Vice-President amid which Buhari apologized for the episode.

"The Senate President and the Speaker returned and they simply completed supper with the President. President Buhari has apologized to them," he said.

The Presidential supper with the essential officers of the National Assembly is said to have been rescheduled for Tuesday.

In any case, one of the associates to Saraki, who declined to be cited, clarified what happened at the Aso Rock Villa's entryway.

The source stated, "What happened was that they were all in a private transport. When they got to the door, they were informed that the transport could just pass on Saraki and Dogara into the premises; that others ought to land from the vehicle for security screening. In any case, alternate congresspersons couldn't help contradicting the security men, demanding that they were there on the welcome of the President and the transport must bunch every one of them into the Villa.

"At the point when the security agents were gotten some information about who issued the request, they said it was the CSO to the President. By then, Saraki requesting that they turn back; that on the off chance that others would not be permitted in, he and Doraga would not go in.

"Presently, the Chief of Staff is asking the Senate President to return to the Villa. He went to Saraki's home to implore him. The Senate President ought to be en route back to the Villa (starting at 8.20pm)."