There is a strong indication that the Northern Senators Forum may back down its threat of voting against the extension of emergency rule in three affected states, The Eagle Online has gathered.
Northern senators on Wednesday, after their closed doors meeting, vowed to vote against the extension of emergency rule in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States.
However, a source at the closed doors session with Service Chiefs and other heads of security agencies, which lasted for about four hours on Wednesday, revealed that when the service chiefs gave reasons why the emergency rule must be extended in those states, some of the Northern senators backed down.
The source told The Eagle Online: “When some of the Northern senators listened to the Service Chiefs, they are convinced that there is the need for extension of the emergency rule in three affected states.”
The source explained further that the senators have been asked to go back to their various constituencies to seek holistic approval to the extension.
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