After failing to the House of Representatives’ invitation last week, the Service Chiefs on Tuesday finally appeared in the lower chamber of the National Assembly (NASS) for a debate on security challenges in the country.
Recall that the House of Representatives had summoned the nation’s Service Chiefs to shed light on the activities of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
However, the Service Chiefs sent representatives, who were turned back by the House of Representatives, insisting that the chiefs must appear before it on November 21 as summoned.
As of the time of filing this report, a sectoral debate on the issues of national importance, bothering on security is currently holding with the service chiefs at the green chamber.
Present are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, and Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar.
Also present are Chief of the Naval Staff is Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
