The Senate on Tuesday suspended the consideration Of President Goodluck<\/p>\n
Jonathan\u2019s letter requesting the extension of a state of emergency in
\nAdamawa, Borno and Yobe following oppositions from Northern Senators
\nespecially from the North East region.<\/p>\n
Senator Ali Ndume who is currently facing legal battles over his links
\nwith the Boko Haram sect said another state of emergency in the region is
\nnot necessary since earlier ones have failed to achieve results.<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that shortly after the
\nintroduction of the motion by the Senate Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egbe,
\nthe mood among a section of the senate changed.<\/p>\n
Some of the senators were obviously against another extension of the
\nemergency in the region.<\/p>\n
NAN further reports that a swift intervention of the Senate President,
\nDavid Mark, to ensure consideration of the letter was loudly rebuffed by
\nvoice vote.<\/p>\n
At that point, the Senate Leader invoked Rule 40 and moved a motion for a
\nclosed session, thereby compelling visitors to the chamber to leave.<\/p>\n
Addressing newsmen after the closed session, Sen. Bello Tukur, Deputy
\nChairman, Senate Committee on Information, said nothing concrete was
\nachieved from the Close session.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Senate has adjourned the sitting till tomorrow to consider the letter
\nfor the extension of state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe from Mr
\nPresident, Goodluck Jonathan,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
The state of emergency earlier declared in the region had elapsed on Nov.16.<\/p>\n
On his part, Sen. Ali Ndume (PDP-Borno) while speaking to newsmen after
\nthe session, said another extension of a state of emergency should not
\nhave been contemplated by the President.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe situation in the Northeast region of the country had remained the
\nsame even after two of such extensions; so what gives us the conviction
\nthat a state of emergency is the solution to the problem,\u2019\u2019 Ndume said.
\n(NAN)<\/p>\n
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