BREAKING: Senate Adjourns Security Briefing By Service Chiefs, Widen Invitees

In order to accommodate all those concerned in the nation’s security administration, the Senate has postponed questioning the military chiefs over insecurity until February 13, 2024.

The lawmakers were scheduled to hear from the security officials in the Senate chamber on the nation’s increasing level of insecurity today; but, due to the decision to expand the briefing, the Senate had to reschedule the meeting.

The motion to adjourn the security briefing by the service chiefs was moved by the leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele and was seconded by the minority leader of Senate, Senator Abba Moro.

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio while approving the adjournment, noted that the Senate would like a holistic deliberation on insecurity.

The clerk of the Senate was subsequently directed to expand the invitees list to cover; All Service Chiefs The National Security Adviser, Finance Minister, Interior Minister, Defence Minister, Minster of State for Defence and the Minister of Police Affairs.