Members of House of Representatives are currently meeting with service chiefs
- The meeting is not unconnected with the level of insecurity in the country
- National Assembly had called for the removal of the service chiefs
Amid tension over calling for the removal of the service chiefs by the members of the National Assembly over the level of insecurity in the country, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and other security chiefs are meeting with the members of the House of Reps.
The Nation reports that the service chiefs and the minister of defence are in a closed-door meeting at the moment.
Legit.ng gathered that those present at the meeting included the House committees on national intelligence,
Navy, Army, Air force and Defence.
The speaker of the House Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, is being expected at the meeting which is ongoing.
According to the report, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, who arrived the National Assembly early went straight to the office of the speaker.
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The meeting may not be unconnected with a summon issued last week by the House of Representatives because of the deteriorating security situation in the country.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that respected leaders in the north threw their weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari and his security chiefs.
It was reported that the leaders under the aegis of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) gave their support the wake of the criticisms of the Buhari administration over the growing security challenges.
They urged the president and the security chiefs to remain focused on their war against the Boko Haram insurgency and other security challenges rocking the country.
In a related development, President
Buhari set up a committee to periodically review the security situation in the country.
The speaker stated that the committee will periodically review the issue of security, maybe once a month or once in six weeks.
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It was reported that Gbajabiamila revealed this after he met with the president alongside Senate President, Ahmad Lawan Gbajabiamila told State House correspondents that the committee members are expected to be drawn from the executive, legislature and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).