Insecurity: Senate summons Service Chiefs, as Tinubu inducts two combat helicopters
The Nigerian Senate has summoned Service Chiefs to appear before it over the state of insecurity in the country.
The Security Chiefs are expected to appear before the legislative House on Wednesday and Thursday.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by Senator Tokunbo Abiru while announcing the postponement of the interface between the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions from Tuesday to Friday this week.
Abiru, who is the Chairman of the Committee, told journalists that the planned interface with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, was shifted to Friday, since Wednesday and Thursday have been slated for the grilling of the Service Chiefs.
The Senate had by its resolution on Tuesday last week summoned the Service Chiefs to appear before it in plenary for required explanations on the worsening security situation in the country, just as its Committee on Banking, summoned the CBN Governor to appear before it on Tuesday to answer to questions on the State of the Nation’s economy and free flow of the Naira.
Members of the Committee in line with the resolution, gathered in room 211, the venue of the planned interface with the CBN governor from 3 pm to 4:30 pm before resolving to postpone it to Friday this week.
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Abiru said, “After waiting for close to two hours for the CBN governor on the planned interface, we have resolved to postpone it to Friday this week by 9am.
“Postponement of the interface between our committee and the CBN Governor arose from the fact that he and other managers of the Nation’s economy had been interfacing with our colleagues in the House of Representatives since morning without knowing when exactly the session would end.
“We would have fixed Wednesday or Thursday this week as a new day for the interface, but the Senate has fixed the two days for critical and constructive engagement with the Service Chiefs.
“This made us eventually settle for Friday this week to interface with the CBN Governor by 9am prompt.
“Communication to this effect would be forwarded to the CBN Governor today (Tuesday) and possibly other government officials managing the economy.”
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has inducted two T129 Attack Combat Helicopters and one King Air Beechcraft 360ER mobility aircraft.
Represented by his Vice, Senator Kashim Shettima, the President said that the acquisition of the helicopters and the induction symbolises the commitment of his administration to the nation’s security.
The induction ceremony was held at the 131 Engineering Group Hanger, Nigeria Airforce Base, Makurdi.
The president said that the acquisition and induction of the new platforms would now improve NAF’s airpower in the ongoing war against terrorism.
The President acknowledged that since its establishment in 1964, “NAF has been playing a critical role in the nation’s security, international operations, and humanitarian needs.”
