Eniola Akinkuotu, AbujaThe Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, says Nigerians in the Diaspora have no right sending petitions to the House on issues happening in Nigeria. Wase, who represents Wase Federal Constituency, Plateau State, said this at a plenary last Thursday while sitting in for the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila. He said Nigerians who sit in their comfort zones abroad are not eligible to file petitions against the Federal Government on issues regarding insecurity. But Gbillah responded by saying Section 40 of the constitution does not stop citizens from freedom of association. Ancestral children of Nigeria living in Diaspora communities are not citizens of Nigeria.

Source: Punch March 14, 2021 13:51 UTC