We Will Block Extension Of State Of Emergency..Northern Senators

The Northern Senators Forum  (NSF) yesterday vowed to vote against the request by President Goodluck Jonathan to extend emergency rule in three Yobe, Adamawa and Borno states.
Chairman of the NSF, Senator Umaru  Dahiru (Sokoto South) told reporters after an over three house meeting by the lawmakers, that it was glaring that extension of the statement of emergency is not the best way to fight the Boko Haram insurgents in the area.
Dahiru said:  “If you notice, we had a meeting this afternoon and basically the issue of state of emergency is one of things that we discussed. We discussed it thoroughly, the pros and cons because majority of us were here to make their own contributions and a lot has been said.
“This time around, if you discover in the past a request was made and it was approved the way it came. This time around there is a rethink. The majority position, which we have agreed upon, is that we are not going with the state of emergency.
“Categorically, that is our position. We are not convinced that it is only the issue of state of emergency that the security personnel can only be able to achieve.
“We believe that more needs to be done and there are things that need to be addressed to conquer this issue of insurgency and what have you. So, if I am to go by your question, our own position is that we are not going to support extension of emergency rule.
“Let me develop it further. Our meeting is not stopping here. We are going to engage the three governors, that is, Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. We are going to engage then too.
“We want to know what went wrong, if there is anything for us to do to adjust. We are going by our own assumptions and suggestions. If you can see the leadership of these three given states and say more about it.”
On whether the Northern Senators would vote against the extension of emergency rule in the Senate when the request is being considered, he said: “Of course, I don’t know if you have read the constitution. The Constitution requires two-third majority in terms of voting and of course there must be voting. If we can be outwitted in the voting, fine.
“But as far as we are concerned our position is that we are going to vote against it. And of course this technically speaking when you read the Constitution in section 304(6), it prescribes how a state of emergency should be proclaimed and our own position is that we are saying no and obviously we are going to stand by it.”
The lawmaker representing Sokoto South said the way out of the logjam would be made known after the  committee set up by the forum submits its report and its recommendations conveyed to the Federal Government.
He commended the efforts of the military in the fight against the insurgency and pledged the support of the NSF to ensure their success.
He also expressed support for the decision of foreign powers to assist the country to rescue the over 200 school girls abducted by the Boko Haram sect but maintained that such support must be on the terms to be set by the Federal Government.

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Chris Kehinde Nwandu is the Editor In Chief of CKNNEWS || He is a Law graduate and an Alumnus of Lagos State University, Lead City University Ibadan and Nigerian Institute Of Journalism || With over 2 decades practice in Journalism, PR and Advertising, he is a member of several Professional bodies within and outside Nigeria || Member: Institute Of Chartered Arbitrators ( UK ) || Member : Institute of Chartered Mediators And Conciliation || Member : Nigerian Institute Of Public Relations || Member : Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria || Fellow : Institute of Personality Development And Customer Relationship Management || Member and Chairman Board Of Trustees: Guild Of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria

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