The Nigerian Senate has commended President MUHAMMADU BUHARI for his leadership in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
However; the Senate appealed to President BUHARI to direct the military to go after armed bandits who have been terrorizing the people of Kaduna, Niger, Zamfara, Sokoto and other states.
Adopting a motion moved by Senator SABI ABDULLAHI, the Senate also called on the military formations to increase their surveillance and track the bandits to prevent them from having any safe haven.
Meanwhile; the Senate rejected a motion calling on President BUHARI to intervene in the setting up of parallel committees to enforce Covid-19 restrictions in Rivers State.
Senator GEORGE SEKIBO of Rivers East had raised a point of order to request that President BUHARI should direct the Inspector General of Police to disband the parallel committee for the inspection of agricultural products passing through Rivers state.
“We should call the President to direct the IG of Police to disband the parallel Committee set up by the IG so as to to avoid conflict. The Rivers state government had earlier set up a Committee before the IG of Police set up a parrallel Committee to that effect and this two Committees are bound to have conflict.” Senator George Sekibo said.
However; the Senate ruled out Senator Sekibo’s point of order to direct President Buhari to disband the Committee set up by the IG.