However, the lawmakers called on the President to always invoke Section 8 of the Armed Forces Act that empowers the Commander-in-Chief to deploy troops to any troubled spots across the country
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President Goodluck Jonathan had on Tuesday sent a letter for the proclamation of emergency rule in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States
According to Adoke, the Council reviewed the emergency rule and approved that it should be extended
No fewer than 47 persons died in an attack on a school in Yobe State on Monday
Buni told the News Agency of Nigeria in Damaturu that the advocates of such measures were enemies of democracy and not serious-minded people
“If the Federation is at war in which the territory of Nigeria is physically involved and the President considers that it is not practicable to hold elections, the National Assembly may by resolution extend the period of four (4) years mentioned in subsection (2) of this Section from time to time, but no such extension shall exceed a period of six months at any one time”
The approval followed a three-hour meeting with the service chiefs and heads of security on the current state of emergency in the three states
Northern senators on Wednesday, after their closed doors meeting, vowed to vote against the extension of emergency rule in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States
The Senate, in a resolution after meeting, said the debate was stood down to enable them consult with various stakeholders in order to ensure that everybody buys into the extension emergency rule
Jonathan on Tuesday sent a request to the National Assembly seeking approval for an extension of the state of emergency
The Senate had scheduled Thursday to meet the Service Chiefs before approving the extension of emergency rule requested by President Jonathan in the affected states of Yobe, Adamawa and Borno
Moving the motion on the postponement of the debate, the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, hinged it on the fact that the aspect of the constitution dealing with emergency rule has not been gazetted
If the Senate approves President Jonathan’s request, it would be the second extension of the emergency rule in the three states
Jonathan explained that the security agencies had done creditably in fighting terrorism
Akpabio, in a statement by his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Aniekan Umanah, said: “At no time did Governor Akpabio offer such an advice nor granted any interview on the issue
Akande-Adeola said the House on May 21 considered and adopted the report on the state of emergency (certain states of the federation) proclamation, 2013 by majority votes of 253
It will be recalled that the Federal Government had on May 12, 2013 declared a state of emergency in the affected states due to the activities of insurgents in the areas
President Jonathan had on Wednesday sent a letter requesting for an extension of emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States by six months to the Senate
“Because, let us not forget the fact that with or without this ceasefire, it is a serious and great responsibility of government to ensure that the lives and properties of low abiding Nigerians are protected wherever they are and in whatever circumstances
Briefing the team earlier, the Commanding Officer narrated the conduct of the operation to rid the forest of the insurgents who had made the location their sanctuary. He said some notorious leaders of the terrorists have been captured while some materials recovered in the camp have also provided useful intelligence for subsequent operations