Nigeria 2015: Senate to summon service chiefs to explain role in election postponement

The nation’s service chiefs have been summoned by the Nigerian Senate to appear before it and explain why the military claimed not to be available to provide security during the originally scheduled dates of general elections.

The lawmakers reached this decision at plenary after meeting with Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday.

The Senate Minority Leader, George Akume, moved the motion for the service chiefs to be invited for questioning after Professor Jega said he could not answer the security-related questions posed to him.

Addressing reporters after the plenary, Senator representing Kwara Central, Bukola Saraki, explained that it is necessary for the service chiefs to be summoned since there were only a handful of questions that Mr. Jega could answer.

Saraki, who was formerly the governor of Kwara State, said security issues relating to the elections could not be answered until the service chiefs are present stressing that, “we are still back to that issue of security”.

...DailyPost