The House
of Representatives on Thursday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to appear
before it and address Nigerians on the spate of insecurity across the country.
The lower
chamber of the National Assembly said failure by the President to explain the
issues raised by the legislative house would confirm the opinion of Nigerians
that the administration had failed in its responsibility to protect lives and
property.
This is
part of the resolutions passed at the plenary when the lawmakers unanimously
adopted a motion moved by the lawmaker representing Gwer-East/Gwer-West Federal
Constituency in Benue State, Mr Mark Gbillah.
The motion
was entitled, ‘Resurgence of the incessant and annual massacre of innocent
Nigerians across the country by alleged bandits and killer herdsmen, the
gradual occupation of affected communities by these attackers and the lack of
adequate rehabilitation and relief materials.’
Adopting
the motion, which was not debated, the lawmakers resolved to “request that the
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to address the House and
the entire nation within 48 hours.”
Buhari is
expected to make some explanations to Nigerians on “his inability and the
inability of his administration, since inception, to declare the killer
herdsmen as terrorists, to enable the Armed Forces to take commensurate action
against them.
“The
inability of the Armed Forces under his watch to stop the recurring death of
scores of innocent Nigerians annually from systemic attacks by killer herdsmen
and alleged bandits, and the gradual occupation of the affected communities by
these herdsmen despite countless assurances and statements by him, promising to
stop these attacks.
“His
selective and ineffective responses to the killing of Nigerians by herdsmen,
especially when they occur in certain parts of the country like Benue
State."
The engagement, the lawmakers
resolved, would be done “in a public hearing to determine permanent solutions
to the killing of innocent Nigerians by killer herdsmen and alleged bandits,
including the complicity of any Nigerian or group in the perpetration of these
killings and land grabbing.”
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