The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria have called for immediate probe into the fire that gutted the Kogi Assembly Complex in Lokoja.
This is contained in a statement issued by the media aide to Abubakar Sulaiman, Chairman of the Conference, Abdul Bura in Bauchi.
The assembly was razed by an early morning fire hich began in the middle of the night, but security agents were able to notice it at about 7am.
The conference expressed shock over the ugly fire incident.
Sulaiman who is the Speaker Bauchi state House of Assembly sympathised with the Speaker of the Kogi Assembly Matthew Kolawole over the fire incident.
The chairman called on relevant authorities to investigate the incident to unravel what triggered the fire with a view to forestalling its recurrence.
The chairman advised members of the Kogi assembly to remain calm and resolute over the incident and allow investigation to take place.
