Reps reject dialogue with Boko Haram
VICE President Namadi Sambo yesterday met with the leadership of the Nigeria’s defence and security chiefs on the state of the nation.
On the occasion, National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Andrew Owoye Azazi, said that the absence of President Goodluck Jonathan, who left on a four-day trip to Brazil for the United Nations RIO+20 Earth Summit, has not in any way affected the management of security.
The NSA also dismissed speculation about declaration of emergency rule in Kaduna or any other state as reported in some newspapers (The Guardian not included) asking rhetorically: “Who is supposed to declare? I don’t know about that.”
Azazi, who along with Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, service chiefs and the acting Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, met with Sambo in his office at the Presidential Villa Abuja, also said that the security situation which escalated in the morning had stabilised with political and religious leaders holding discussions in Kaduna on how to bring lasting peace to Kaduna State.
Azazi said that the challenge was also how Christian and Muslim leaders would start holding serious discussions on bringing peace to nationwide.
He added that the terror attacks would be arrested if all Nigerians were proactive.
Also, the House of Representatives has invited President Jonathan to brief it on the security situation.
After a marathon debate on a motion sponsored by Yakubu Barde (PDP, Kaduna State) regarding the perennial security problems ravaging the country, the House said yesterday that the session with the President had become very imperative to allow it offer legislative remedy.
The House however rejected a proposal that the President should meet with the two House of the National Assembly at a joint session but made it clear that it would meet him in his capacity as the Chief Security Officer of the country in a closed session.
The House also threw out an amendment to the motion, which sought to ask the President to commence immediate dialogue with the Boko Haram group.
An amendment to the motion by Lanre Odubote (ACN, Lagos) seeking regional autonomy and decentralisation of security apparatus was equally rejected.
And the Senate, which began a probe of the crash of the Dana Air aircraft that killed about 170 people, held a marathon session, discussing Boko Haram terrorism, particularly the incidents that occurred in Kaduna and Zaria two days ago where over 20 people were reportedly killed.
The Guardian learnt that at the beginning of the closed-door meeting, Senator President David Mark drew the attention of senators to the issue of insecurity. He warned that despite the measures taken so far by the Federal Government to address the problem, it has continued and even on more dangerous note.
Most of the senators expressed concern that if more effort was not put up by the government, the problem was capable of consuming the country.
It was suggested that a frank discussion be held with Jonathan so that a solution be found.
Speaking with journalists, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information, Media and Publicity, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, said the state of the nation, particularly insecurity, was the agenda.
VICE President Namadi Sambo yesterday met with the leadership of the Nigeria’s defence and security chiefs on the state of the nation.
On the occasion, National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Andrew Owoye Azazi, said that the absence of President Goodluck Jonathan, who left on a four-day trip to Brazil for the United Nations RIO+20 Earth Summit, has not in any way affected the management of security.
The NSA also dismissed speculation about declaration of emergency rule in Kaduna or any other state as reported in some newspapers (The Guardian not included) asking rhetorically: “Who is supposed to declare? I don’t know about that.”
Azazi, who along with Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, service chiefs and the acting Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, met with Sambo in his office at the Presidential Villa Abuja, also said that the security situation which escalated in the morning had stabilised with political and religious leaders holding discussions in Kaduna on how to bring lasting peace to Kaduna State.
Azazi said that the challenge was also how Christian and Muslim leaders would start holding serious discussions on bringing peace to nationwide.
He added that the terror attacks would be arrested if all Nigerians were proactive.
Also, the House of Representatives has invited President Jonathan to brief it on the security situation.
After a marathon debate on a motion sponsored by Yakubu Barde (PDP, Kaduna State) regarding the perennial security problems ravaging the country, the House said yesterday that the session with the President had become very imperative to allow it offer legislative remedy.
The House however rejected a proposal that the President should meet with the two House of the National Assembly at a joint session but made it clear that it would meet him in his capacity as the Chief Security Officer of the country in a closed session.
The House also threw out an amendment to the motion, which sought to ask the President to commence immediate dialogue with the Boko Haram group.
An amendment to the motion by Lanre Odubote (ACN, Lagos) seeking regional autonomy and decentralisation of security apparatus was equally rejected.
And the Senate, which began a probe of the crash of the Dana Air aircraft that killed about 170 people, held a marathon session, discussing Boko Haram terrorism, particularly the incidents that occurred in Kaduna and Zaria two days ago where over 20 people were reportedly killed.
The Guardian learnt that at the beginning of the closed-door meeting, Senator President David Mark drew the attention of senators to the issue of insecurity. He warned that despite the measures taken so far by the Federal Government to address the problem, it has continued and even on more dangerous note.
Most of the senators expressed concern that if more effort was not put up by the government, the problem was capable of consuming the country.
It was suggested that a frank discussion be held with Jonathan so that a solution be found.
Speaking with journalists, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information, Media and Publicity, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, said the state of the nation, particularly insecurity, was the agenda.
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