The House of Representatives yesterday developed seeming cold feet on its earlier summon on President Goodluck Jonathan to appear before a closed session of the House over terrorist activities and related cases of insecurity in parts of Nigeria.
The House deputy spokesman, Victor Ogene in a curious retreat? from the House July summon said the resolution was not a “summon” but an “invitation”, so the president was at liberty to appear. Ogene said the House was still waiting for Jonathan.
In June, the House had, through a resolution, invited Jonathan alongside security chiefs to appear before a closed session to brief federal lawmakers on the state of security in the country – a move that triggered varied reactions in support and dissent over the propriety of the invitation.
Ogene said yesterday, “On June 19, the House of Representatives unanimously adopted a motion on the security situation and one of the prayers of that motion was to invite, not summon Mr. President and other heads of security agencies to interface with the House in a closed session because security is not what you discuss in the open. Our intention was the security and well being of the Nigerian people