The Senate has postponed a National Security Summit aimed at addressing the security challenges in parts of the country in honour of the late former vice president, Dr Alex Ekwueme.

Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan said the summit earlier scheduled for today has been postponed in honour of the late Ekwueme who would be buried on Saturday.

He said the postponement was to enable federal lawmakers, particularly those from the South-East zone to participate in the burial programme.

Lawan said a new date for the summit would be announced in due course, while apologising to invited dignitaries.

“Though the summit was an initiative of the Senate as part of its contribution to the resolution of the rising security challenges, it is being convened in partnership with the Presidency to find a common solution to the issue,” he said.

Meanwhile, the 14 days ultimatum given to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris by the Senate to arrest killers of 73 persons in Guma and Logo local government areas of Benue State has expired.

The resolution was taken on January 16 during consideration of the report of the ad-hoc committee on the review of the country’s security architecture chaired by Senator Lawan.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/senate-postpones-security-summit-over-ekwueme-s-burial.html

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