Two aggrieved lawmakers have demanded that the National Assembly be shut down due to the worsening security situation in Nigeria.
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and Kogi West senator, Smart Adeyemi made this called during a debate on a motion on the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in three local governments in Niger State.
The motion which was sponsored by a Niger state senator, Sani Musa was debated for over an hour with over 15 senators making contributions.
According to Senator Ekweremadu, violence and incessant attack have escalated in every part of the country.
“Time has come for us to, if possible, shut down this Senate and find a lasting solution to this.
“Let nobody deceive us. A lot of billions of naira have been voted for security services. Nothing is coming out of it. We wouldn’t wait until our nation get burned. Let us shout and call for foreign support.
“I am a full APC man and I have been supporting my party but the president should get to know that it has gotten to a point that we who are supporters and members of the APC, we can no longer keep quiet.
“Mr President, the nation is on fire. The president must rise to the occasion. It costs us nothing to get foreign support to save this country unless we will be consumed,” he said.
“The president must know that this is a bad time for our nation. We must look for foreign support to save this nation. They are killing people in the East, West, North and South. We should shut down the National Assembly.
“Let’s shut down the National Assembly; if we cannot save this country, we stay in our homes. Our country is bleeding. People are in poverty; there’s no food. People are hungry. Insecurity is threatening us.
“We cannot pretend. It’s better we are not here than to waste time when people are dying. Every day, Nigerians are dying. We must rise to the occasion.”
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