By Ayodele Oni
Senate Dissolves Security Standing Committees For Non Performance
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of three nominees for non-career ambassadorial positions to the Senate for confirmation.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement during Wednesday’s plenary session.
The nominees include: Kayode Are from Ogun State, who was also a former Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Aminu Dalhatu from Jigawa, and Ayodele Oke.
“The list contains three names for now, I am sure others will follow,” Akpabio stated after presenting the letter from President Tinubu.
In another development, the Senate has dissolved its standing committees on Air Force, national security and intelligence with immediate effect.
It also said that new committees would be reconstituted within one week.
The decision came after the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, expressed dissatisfaction with the committees’ oversight performance so far.
It further directed chairmen of its standing committees on army, navy, defence, interior and police affairs to brief the senate within one week, during a closed-door session, on their ongoing efforts to reduce insecurity across the country and to justify their continued existence.
The upper chamber also began a probe into the withdrawal of security troops from the Kebbi school prior to the bandits’ attack and directed that findings be submitted within two weeks.
It mandated its committees on army, defence, police affairs, interior and special duties to jointly conduct the probe and report back to the chamber.
The Senate also probed the circumstances surrounding the killing of Brigadier General Uba, with the report expected within the same timeframe.
Additionally, the chamber resolved that its leadership should meet immediately with President Bola Tinubu to brief him on the resolutions reached during the security debate.
The lawmakers further agreed to undertake diplomatic engagements with the United States to address the escalating situation.
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