House of Representatives Approves Emergency Rule Extension In 3 States
The House or Representatives has approved emergency rule extension in the states mostly affected by insurgency, Premium Times reports.
It would be recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan requested the National Assembly to extend the emergency rule for 6 more months in the troubled Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.
Despite strong opposition from these states governors, after the Thursday meeting with service chiefs, the House decided in favour of the move.
The final decision will be delivered on Tuesday after the voting by the Senate, as both chambers of the National Assembly must approve the ruling.
If the Senate votes "for", it would be the second time the emergency rule is extended by Jonathan.
Meanwhile some officials, generally from the 3 mentioned states, vowed to block the president's request
referring to ineffectiveness of the current situation and to the escalating violence in Borno and Yobe states.
"As long as we must support our troops, we have to get to the root of the matter of what happened; they have to justify the need for the extension," said Bashir Adamu, the chairman House committee on defence.
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