President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to address the House of
\nRepresentatives on the state of insecurity in the country, as requested
\nby the lawmakers.<\/p>\n
According to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable
\nFemi Gbajabiamila, a date has been agreed on and it will be communicated
\nsoon.<\/p>\n
He stated this on Wednesday, noting that the president is more concerned
\nthan most on the insecurity of the nation and will speak to the Nigerian
\npeople through their representatives soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was ever so ready to listen as is typical of Mr President, the usual
\ndemocrat that he is and what we basically sought was to convey the
\nresolution of the House and to fix a date which we did not fix out of
\nrespect for Mr President and his very tight schedule. We have agreed on
\na date and he will meet with the House to address the situation,\u201d
\nGbajabiamila said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he is more concerned than me or you that\u2019s all I can say. You
\nknow they say uneasy lies the head. We will leave everything till he
\ncomes to the House, so let me not pre-empt. The DS is here, the leader
\nis hereto bear me witness. He (Buhari) is fully committed to security,
\nlive and property of Nigerians\u201d.<\/p>\n
The decision to summon President Buhari was taken at Tuesday\u2019s plenary
\nwhen the House considered a motion moved by members from Borno State on
\nthe recent massacre of 43 rice farmers in the state by Boko Haram
\ninsurgents.<\/p>\n
The debate had earlier turned rowdy after the Speaker appealed that it
\nwould be inappropriate to invite the president to disclose the actions
\nbeing taken towards handling the security situation in the country.<\/p>\n
The Speaker had described it as counter-productive. But the House then
\nwent into an executive session to resolve the matter.<\/p>\n
After the executive session which was held behind closed doors, the
\nHouse resumed and Representative Ahmed Jaha who was one of the sponsors,
\nmoved an amendment to invite the President to brief on the security
\nsituation in the country.<\/p>\n
His amendment was seconded and unanimously adopted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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