The Federal Government’s next line of action on
Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states at the expiration of the
emergency rule imposed on the three north-eastern states
will be decided on Monday (today), investigation by The
PUNCH has revealed.

The third tranche of six-month emergency rule imposed
on the states following the continued activities of
members of the Boko Haram sect expires on Thursday.

There have been speculations that President Goodluck
Jonathan may impose “total emergency rule” on the states
by appointing military administrators to take over from
the state governors.

A top government official, who pleaded anonymity,
however, told The PUNCH on Sunday that the decision on
whether to renew the emergency rule or not would be
taken at a meeting of the National Defence Council holding
on Monday (today).

Although he said he would not preempt the outcome of
the meeting, the government source however insisted that
military administrators would not be appointed for the
state, saying it would be unconstitutional to do so.
He said, “The National Defence Council is meeting
tomorrow (today). After the meeting tomorrow (today),
whatever decision is taken, you will be told. We cannot
preempt the members.

“The council will be meeting by 11am on Monday and a
decision will be taken on the state of emergency in the
affected states and the way forward.”

The Council is one of the federal executive bodies
established by Section 135 of the nation’s Constitution.
The source added that the current government would not
embark on any illegality by sacking state governors under
the guise of fighting insurgency.
He said all that would be done would be under the ambit
of the law.

It will be recalled that Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, had told Sunday
PUNCH in September that Jonathan was not contemplating
replacing governors of the three states currently under
emergency rule with military administrators because he
had no power under the nation’s constitution to do so.
Abati disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Sunday
PUNCH.

Abati had in that exclusive interview said the people
clamouring for the removal of sitting governors in the
affected states were doing so in error.

He said such people should be referred to the relevant
section of the constitution that deals with the state of
emergency, adding that there is nowhere in the section
where the President was given such a power.

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emergency-rule-in-borno-others-today/

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GEJ TILL 2015

Collynzo9:
Some people will find a way to connect whatever decision he makes to the upcoming elections.

Such people are right. It is all about 2015 election.

QMark:
2 months to election. Na now him work start.
GEJ till 2015

My brother,
Work has just started o.
Watch and see how good news will keep flooding the news media now.
But why are people shouting Gej till 2019 because of this news? Is there anything special about him deciding on emergency rule in the affected states or am i missing something?

The part that says he might decide to place the states under Full military control makes me wonder why he is just considering this now. If he feels it is the best step to take, why wait till now?

Exactly wah u get from a clueless president!!

God help Nigeria

How did the emergency rule help those states?? Nothing rather than make things worse......
This is why everything that goes on there is under the control of the military and GEJ so nobody should blame the governors of those states......
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GEJ what have you done with my sweet old 9ja #sad-much

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good for him. dullard

Even under state of emergency ruling they still dey bomb. So what's next?

so, how does that add money to my account ?

extend it until BOKO boys quit their current jobs

Ok

Some people will find a way to connect whatever decision he makes to the upcoming elections.

Does it change anything?

he should declare a full state of emergency
and get rid of those slowpoke governors.

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Ok..whatever, he must go

i don't know what to comment

Great Man, may GOD bless and keep Him, Amen

If: A B C D E F G H I J K LM N O
P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is equal to;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Then
H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K ;
8+1+18+4+23+15+
18+1=98%
K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E ;
11+14+15+23+12+
5+4+7+5=96%
L+U+C+K ;
12+21+3+11 = 47%
None of them makes
100%.
Then what makes 100%

Is it Money?
NO !!!
M+O+N+E+Y =
13+15+14+5+25=7
2%
Leadership?
NO !!!
L+E+A+D+E+R+S+H +I+P =12+5+1+4+5
+18+19+8+9+16=9
7%
Every problem has a
solution, only if we Nigerians perhaps change our
"ATTITUDE".
A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E ;
1+20+20+9+20+21 +4+5=100%
It is therefore OUR
ATTITUDE towards Life , Work in Love and unity against chanllenges that makes OUR Life and Nation 100% Successful..

OK.

Presido Extend please

dhayveed:
God help Nigeria

ami oluwa

Eya

These boko boys don change Borno to "Burn o"

After deciding, he should set up a(nother) committee again.

Same ol' piece of crap.

As me o, if declaring total state of emergency will solve the problem let it be done

It was about time.

I just hope dumb committees won't be set up.

He has to up his game now more than ever.

Make he decide sharp sharp.

I may not like Jonathan but I applaud this administration translation of this aspect of the constitution. in many Areas Jonathan is better than OBJ who set a bad precedence by removing Fayose and appointing an Administrator. There is no part of the constitution that empowers the president to remove a democratically elected Governor.