The Department of State Services (DSS) Sunday recalled half of its operatives officially allocated to Senate President Bukola Saraki and the speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.
The withradrawal came ahead of Monday’s talks between Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo-led delegates and the nPDP team to be led by Dogara.
Saraki is also a member of nPDP, the faction that broke away from the PDP in 2013 to team up with APC for the 2015 elections.
Also, the security operatives attached to the two presiding officers of the national assembly were directed to report to the DSS headquarters “with immediate effect”.
No reason was given for the withdrawal, although it is believed to have been at the instance of the presidency.
Reliable sources at the National Assembly have confirmed the recall of the operatives.
The nPDP had recently issued an ultimatum to APC for a meeting, complaining that it had been marginalised by the ruling party after helping them to oust the PDP from power in 2015.
Also, the bloc was said to have made known its demands to the APC during the last meeting with Osinbajo which includes dropping of the Code of Conduct Tribunal trial brought against the Senate President.
However, Saraki had since faulted the insinuations that the discontinuation of his trial came up at the session with the Vice President, saying he was prepared to allow his trial to run its full course at the tribunal instead of engaging in any negotiation.
