***Shifts interface with CBN Gov to Friday
Apparently worried by the spate of insecurity in the country that has defied all possible solutions, the Senate on Tuesday declared that it will interface with the Service Chiefs on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
The disclosure came on Tuesday during an interface between Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions with the CBN Governor that was shifted to Friday this week.
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru said the planned interface with the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, was shifted to Friday, since Wednesday and Thursday, have been slated for grilling of the Service Chiefs by the Senate.
The Senate had by its resolution on Tuesday last week, summoned the Service Chiefs to appear before it at plenary for required explanations on worsening security situation in the country, just as its Committee on Banking, summoned the CBN Governor to appear before it today (Tuesday) on the State of the Nation’s economy and free flow of the Naira.
Members of the Committee in line with the resolution had gathered at venue of the planned interface with the CBN governor from 3:00pm to 4:30pm before resolving to shift it to Friday this week
The Chairman of the Committee , Senator Abiru said, “After waiting for close to two hours for the CBN governor on the planned interface, we have resolved to postpone it to Friday this week by 9:00am prompt.
“Postponement of the interface between our committee and the CBN Governor, is for the fact that he and other managers of the Nation’s economy, have been interfacing with our colleagues in the House of Representatives since morning without knowing when exactly, the session would end.
“We would have fixed Wednesday or Thursday this week as new dates for the interface but the Senate as a whole, has fixed the two days, for very critical and constructive engagement with the Service Chiefs.
“This made us to eventually settled for Friday this week for interface with the CBN Governor by 9: 00am prompt .
“Communication to this effect, would be forwarded to the CBN Governor today ( Tuesday) and possibly other government officials managing the economy”.
Earlier the Senate in plenary had two hours closed door session after which it considered a motion from Senator Ahmad Lawan on the demise of Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim by observing a minute silence for the deceased and raising 9- man delegation for condolence visit to Governor of Yobe State and family of the deceased.
The delegation is to be led by Senator Adamu Aliero (PDP Kebbi Central).