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Insecurity: Reps Divided Over Motion to Invite Buhari
Debate on the floor of the House of Representatives turned rowdy on Tuesday as members were divided over a motion seeking to invite President Muhammadu Buhari, to appear before the Lower Chamber to explain the rising spate of insecurity in the country.
PUNCH reports that the House was considering a motion moved by members from Borno State on the recent massacre of 43 rice farmers in the state by Boko Haram insurgents.
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Also, part of the prayers was to invite Buhari to appear on the floor of the House and address the issue of insecurity before the lawmakers in plenary.
Efforts by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila; Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa; and Chairman, House Committee on Air Force, Shehu Koko, among others, to have the prayer dropped proved futile.
Gbajabiamila’s plea that a state of emergency be adopted instead was also rejected.
The Speaker however asked that the House have a (closed-door) executive session.
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