The Senate Thursday, granted the request of
President Goodluck Jonathan for extension of current state of
emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.
This is even as it summoned all Service Chiefs and the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, to appear before it to give current
state of security situation as well as successes or otherwise of
the emergency rule in the affected states since its declaration
six months ago. No date for their apearance was given just as
no reason was given for inclusion of the Foreign Affairs
Minister in the invitation.
The upper legislative chamber said its action was to give
"more time to the military to restore full and lasting peace to
the three states" even as it noted that commendable progress
had been recorded in the affected states.
But the Senate, at a plenary, presided by Deputy Senate
President, Ike Ekweremadu, said it approve the extension of
the emergency rule on the three states of Adamawa, Borno
and Yobe state "on the same terms and conditions as earlier
approved and gazetted."
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