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Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by LRNZH(m): 12:57pm On Feb 19, 2015
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The Nigerian Senate has summoned the nation’s service chiefs to explain the reasons security agencies were unavailable to provide security during the originally scheduled dates of elections.

The Senate made this decision at plenary after meting with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday.

The Senate Minority Leader, George Akume, moved the motion that the service chiefs be invited for questioning after the INEC chairman said he could not answer some questions put to him.

The lawmaker representing Kwara central, Bukola Saraki, while speaking to reporters after the plenary, said it is necessary for the service chiefs to be summoned because there were only a handful of questions that Mr. Jega could answer.

Mr. Saraki said security issues relating to the elections could not be answered until the service chiefs are present.

“So we are still back to that issue of security,” Mr. Saraki said. “I think that further emphasizes what we were saying yesterday, that the Senate and the National Assembly still need to invite the service chiefs to give us assurance.

“He (Mr. Jega) said categorically that he cannot answer that question that we need to have the Service Chiefs to answer that question.
“If we keep on talking to Professor Jega, we cannot hold him responsible for that. What we can hold him responsible for, he has given a good explanation already.

“The most important thing is holding election on that day and the only person that can answer that as he said is that we should bring the service chiefs to answer that.
“So next week, we hope the leadership will do the right thing,” Mr. Saraki said.

Senators of the All Progressives Congress briefed the press on the need to summon the service chiefs to answer the security questions instead of Mr. Jega.
The lawmaker representing Osun central senatorial district, Olusola Adeyeye, said the service chiefs should be summoned for compelling INEC to postpone the elections.

He mentioned that the army did not have a right to influence the date of elections.

The elections were postponed from February 14 and February 28 to March 28 and April 11 because the Service Chiefs told the INEC Chairman the military would be unavailable to provide security.

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Rilwayne001: 1:03pm On Feb 19, 2015
Good

They should tell Nigerians why they delayed the booting of the fedora slow out of Aso Rock.

Anyway, he will be booted out on march28.

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by viczing(m): 1:07pm On Feb 19, 2015
Rilwayne001:
Good

Mtchew na dem knw

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Ngwakwe: 1:19pm On Feb 19, 2015
Do we still need the military after the courts have pronounced their involvement in the election matters illegal and consequently the APC has written Jega and sent a copy to the President to abide by the subsisting judgements?

Is the minority leader acting against his party's interest?

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Rawani: 1:21pm On Feb 19, 2015
Welcome development. This conspiracy must be unveiled. The postponement was a slap on the face of Nigerians and we must get to the root of the matter. I trust Senator Akume on this one.

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Demdem(m): 1:30pm On Feb 19, 2015
Ngwakwe:
Do we still need the military after the courts have pronounced their involvement in the election matters illegal and consequently the APC has written Jega and sent a copy to the President to abide by the subsisting judgements?

Is the minority leader acting against his party's interest?

Deep inside u, do u think Jonah-daft will abide by the judgement? Already, one of his cohorts, fayose says that he won't.

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Ayoakinkahunsi(m): 1:31pm On Feb 19, 2015
Kudos to the Senate for this late and unreasonable questioning
Where were they before

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by itetemi: 1:36pm On Feb 19, 2015
front page oya
Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Rawani: 1:42pm On Feb 19, 2015
Ayoakinkahunsi:
Kudos to the Senate for this late and unreasonable questioning
Where were they before


They were on recess and resumed just a few days ago.

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Nobody: 1:46pm On Feb 19, 2015
Ngwakwe:
Do we still need the military after the courts have pronounced their involvement in the election matters illegal and consequently the APC has written Jega and sent a copy to the President to abide by the subsisting judgements?

Is the minority leader acting against his party's interest?
it is for the senate to remind them not to go against the court order.

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by SFSNIPER(m): 1:55pm On Feb 19, 2015
Let them explain.
Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by klem93(m): 2:08pm On Feb 19, 2015
all this is stories jare... let them stop the story and act fast
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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Burger01(m): 2:08pm On Feb 19, 2015
Watching!!
Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Sijo01(f): 2:09pm On Feb 19, 2015
Let the explanation begins.
Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by olayincar(m): 2:09pm On Feb 19, 2015
Good move

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Nobody: 2:09pm On Feb 19, 2015
still waiting for their inexcusable explanations....
Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by omanifrank(m): 2:11pm On Feb 19, 2015
nice
Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by pweetixandy: 2:12pm On Feb 19, 2015
Nonsense

They have postponed it means it has been postponed,,nothing can be done. Medicine after death. And btw,elections won't hold this year. Adiamama

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by georgeuzoma: 2:12pm On Feb 19, 2015
Good
Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Oduduwaboy(m): 2:12pm On Feb 19, 2015
I can bet you they will not show up
Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by coolhamid(m): 2:12pm On Feb 19, 2015
Service chiefs that can't curtail Boko haram but very fast in compelling JEGA to postpone the elections..

Gone are those days when we have a non partisan military but now what we have is PDP Military.

#IRepGenBuhari
#March4GMB.

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by gurunlocker: 2:13pm On Feb 19, 2015
it is sure soldiers will be used during the election if APC want it or not

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Nobody: 2:14pm On Feb 19, 2015
Please, let them not fail to summon Abubakar Shekau too...he is also a stakeholder in this election.

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Viktor1983(m): 2:14pm On Feb 19, 2015
#following
Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by dunkem21(m): 2:15pm On Feb 19, 2015
No need crying over a split milk.

Ehen, Nigerians are waking up to their responsibilities.

Sharp minds will ask the security chiefs if the march date is tentative as BH has yet threatened to disrupt this elections.

Is Nigeria ready for March 28?

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by zimoni(f): 2:16pm On Feb 19, 2015
What's Their Froblem Nah?

The election is going to take place

May 29 swear-in of President Goodluck Ebelemi Jonathan is sacrosanct



They should relax, the election is going to take place and Jonathan is going to emerge victorious.


President Goodluck Ebelemi Jonathan

2010 - 2019.

Lobatan O Jarey.

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by chelseabmw(m): 2:16pm On Feb 19, 2015
Story for the gods

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by free2ryhme: 2:16pm On Feb 19, 2015
They must stop all these shenanigans , the 4 pregnant generals have never been to BH territory ,they can't even run. They are all impregnated with corruption, worst than those legislators u referred to . Please Mr. Defender ,can u explain why billions are giving from budget to these people,plus security vote , yet the foot soldiers are armed with AK 47, why BH have Automatic riffle & RPG ,reason for running away for BH. It was recently when Senate approved $1billion loan that they start getting right weapon. Please no dribble , what has happened to 6 years Defense budget?

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by Meiji(m): 2:17pm On Feb 19, 2015
Dear senators,

Please leave the elections alone and focus on passing the budget and PIB.

Thanks...

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Re: Senate Summons Service Chiefs Over Election Postponement by free2ryhme: 2:17pm On Feb 19, 2015
let them explain who ordered them to boycott our election, if the president is aware let him come to the senate and explain the sabotage and if he is not aware let him come and explain his inactiveness. You can only save this country before the elections afterwards u may be running for your
own safety.

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