Absence of Ribadu, Musa, others stall Senate’s interface with security chiefs

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Absence of National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu , Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa  and others, stalled planned interface of the  Senate with the service chiefs and heads of security agencies on Wednesday at plenary.

The Senate had Tuesday last week through resolution adopted from collective motion on insecurity, summoned the service chiefs and  heads of security agencies for grilling in plenary.

The planned interface as announced by the chairman , Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions , Senator Adetokunbo Abiru  Tuesday was specifically fixed for Wednesday and Thursday this week. 

But the Senate in plenary Wednesday  announced that the interface could not hold due to absence of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa.

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio who made the announcement said apology was received from Ribadu on his absence but that he and the Chief of Defence Staff, must be present at the very important session.

He added that aside Ribadu and General Musa, the Senate has also resolved to add other security heads to the planned interface session.