The Senate has said it will persuade the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to sack the military chiefs, comprising the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Naval Staff.

The upper chamber had, on July 21, asked the CDS and the service chiefs to step aside, following the killing of soldiers fighting insurgency and banditry in some parts of northern Nigeria.

The decision came after a motion moved during plenary via a point of order by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume

Ndume’s motion titled ‘Matter of urgent national importance’ was premised on the rising number of casualties among the armed forces and other security agencies due to escalating banditry and insurgency in the country. He described the situation as worrisome.

He said, “Just recently, 24 soldiers were ambushed and killed along the Gamboa-Maiduguri Road in Borno State. At least 19 were wounded, while nine were declared missing in action.

“It is also disturbing that in Katsina recently, about 20 soldiers were ambushed and killed, while several others were wounded. The number of civilian casualties is not known.

“If the trend continues, it will have serious implications on the fight against insurgency, banditry and other forms of criminality in the country.Recently, it was alleged that over 236 soldiers voluntarily resigned from the Nigerian Army.”

Meanwhile, the Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Customs, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, in his prayer, as an addition to Ndume’s point of order, demanded that service chiefs step aside.The Senate approved the prayer and passed a resolution on it accordingly.

The Presidency, however, reacted immediately, saying the President was not legally bound to act on the resolution of the legislature, while stressing that the President reserved the power to sack or retain the service chiefs.

In a recent interview, the Senate spokesperson, Senator Ajibola Basiru, said the red chamber would continue to persuade the President to act on its resolution.

Basiru admitted that the resolution was purely advisory but maintained that it represented the position of Nigerians who elected them into the Senate.

He said, “We, however, still want to persuade the President to consider our resolution. The Presidency has said it is aware of our resolution and has pledged to look into it.

“The Presidency said it is not legally bound to carry out (our) resolution because it is the prerogative of the President to remove service chiefs.”

Basiru did not categorically confirm if the Senate resolution was appropriately passed to the Presidency, but said, “Our resolutions are just persuasive authority coming from elective representatives of Nigerians in the National Assembly.”

He said, “It (resolution) is not a law. It is advisory and persuasive. The response of the Presidency is the correct position of law and I agree.

“Due to the principle of separation of power, we cannot compel the President to sack the service chiefs. We only responded to the feelings of Nigerians by asking the President to reorganise them (service chiefs) but he is not legally bound to do so.”

The Senate spokesman also noted that the Senate was deliberating with the executive on the decentralisation of the police and additional recruitment into the Force, adding that the decentralisation was already being worked on.

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Always persuading him to do the right thing. If it's to take the wrong decision now he will do that sharp sharp. Even this senate needs to be persuaded to sit up.

Citizens are being killed endlessly by bandits/terrorists while being equally given amnesty by the executive.Then, the senate is only obsessing a beleaguered nation about their rubberstamp function.This is what happens when you sell your birthright.

Ok we are wating for ur action.....hope u people will not disappoint yourself

The Senate has said it will persuade the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to sack the military chiefs, comprising the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Naval Staff.

Failure's reinforcing a failure ...

Rubber stamp lawmakers, begging a clueless President to do what is expedient in the face of heightening insecurity.

Wetin person no go see for this naija sef

So you guys have to persuade the FG in order to do the right thing ( Sacking those good for nothing service chiefs thief's?

Which way self 9ja

Sack service chiefs !!!
Or is Buhari really deaf or what?
I am beginning to believe there is a secret agenda between these chiefs and Buhari

What if he doesn't listen?

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Nonesense! So, we need to persuade buhari to do the obviously needful?.. Retire service chiefs and dissolve the wastefull cabinet is all we needed to move... Why on Earth is Questionable Personality like akpabio, lai, sadia faruk and others are still Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?(mysterious) After God has demonstrated why he is God by helping us eliminate some of the Tagged most powerful (Cabal) in the present government. BUHARI YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO GET IT RIGHT!

We are watching the drama unfold.


Meanwhile

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For what?

I have nothing to say about Nigeria anymore

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If you have the power and don't know how to use it, you will be decimated. Ask Saraki and Atiku. Saraki protected Buhari in the senate initially. But today he is a persona non grata. Atiku had the opportunity to stop OBJ but he backed down. Today he is grasping for relevance.

To get Buhari to act, the senate need to move impeachment proceedings against him and mean it. He will discard the service chiefs in a heartbeat to save himself. He is only claiming "hardman" because they refuse to test him. IBB took no prisoners and Buhari was a goner. That was when men were men. Nigerian men (including the military) have been reduced to beggars, fearmongers, simps and sycophants. Bullies are only scared of strength and resolve.
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The worst National Assembly ever. Rubber stamp buffoons. The so called advice to Buhari is meant to pressure the service chiefs to settle them.

Applauding a politician because he has built a school, hospital or road using public money Is the same as congratulating an ATM machine for giving you your money.

Their using problem in this country
If things are not done asap
In few years to come Nigeria may become another Somali
Before this bandit and boko or iswap expand their horizon
Make I don japa to Dubai cos with the way I'm seeing this thing before buhari will leave office maybe we will be hearing iswap bomb blast gtbank in Victoria island, or Boko Haram killed 100 in porthacourt

You see why it is important we have a robust and sizeable number of opposition in the senate and house of rep. Insecurity is getting worse in this country and instead of the national assembly to summon the President to give status of security situation in the country and resolve to commence impeachment proceedings against him if situation is not improved within 3 months they are talking of persuasion. Didn't this man swear to the constitution to protect lives and properties? Honestly, he has failed in his duty as the C in C and they suppose to hold him responsible for this. He is just too relaxed and believe nothing will happen.

Senate that are being persuaded to do the right thing are the ones that want to persuade Buhari. OK na, we kuku dey watch

How can you a persuade a president who is still in SHOCK over the recent insecurity in Nigeria.

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There sack is long overdue. In saner climes, this service chiefs would have been history, but what do you expect from a clueless president and a rubber stamp Senate. The Senate should not forget to persuade Buhari to resign and they shouldn't forget to persuade themselves to sit up.

Dear service chiefs come bribe us

Who's fooling who... What have you guys been able to ever force him do... Eye service Senate...
Unserious people

Keep persuading him.....

Power is transients you don't live forever...

Life will pay you and your family back with more rewards you have done and doing for Nigeria it's a matter of time.

Your children and grandchildren will eat the fruits of sponsored terrorist, bandits etc in making life the way it is..

My only concern is that hope we have learnt lesson as a nation? If we haven't, then it's too bad..

Who takes the Rubber stamp senate seriously?

See talk, when at this stage we still need to persuade the president to sack service chiefs. If we had a president that cares for the masses, this should have been done long ago.

You guys ain't serious.

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