BREAKING: Lawmakers Blow Hot as Service Chiefs Shun Reps Sectoral Debate

• The House of Representatives has postponed the Sectoral debate slated for today (Thursday), November 16
• The House postponed the event over the failure of the Service Chiefs to appear in person for the event
• The Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, decided after rejecting the representation of the security heads

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FCT, Abuja - The Service Chiefs have failed to appear in person for the Sectoral debate billed to commence at the House of Representatives on Thursday, November 16.

As reported by The Punch, the event, which was to improve the lower chamber’s constitutional oversight of the executive arm of government was postponed because the service chiefs sent representatives.

The decision of the service chiefs infuriated the lawmakers who arrived at the chambers in the early hours of the day.

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The invited service chiefs are the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Channels TV reported.

Through a point of order, Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, said service chiefs were invited to appear in person and not in proxy.

Kalu subsequently moved a motion that the House should not entertain the service chiefs' representatives.

Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas sent the military representatives away and directed the service chiefs to appear before the house on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, for the commencement of the debates.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu approved the retirement of the service chiefs with immediate effect and approved the appointment of a new set of service chiefs on Monday, June 19.

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On Wednesday, July 19, the House of Representatives confirmed the appointments of military service chiefs

This was a sequel to a unanimous adoption of a report by the House Ad hoc Committee on Defence presented by the Chairman, Rep. Benson Babajimi (APC-Lagos State) at plenary.

Source: Legit.ng