A motion by the Chief Whip of the House, Mohammed Monguno (APC, Borno) and 14 others, asked President Buhari to sack the service chiefs if they failed to resign their positions.
Senators also called on President Buhari to as a matter of urgency sack the Service Chiefs, against the backdrop that they have done their part and at the moment, have ran out ideas as they have overstayed their welcome.
According to the Senators, the time has come for the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; National Security Adviser, NSA, Major-General Monguno; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Marshal Ibok- Ete Ibas to give way for fresh brains to man the country’s security system.
Particularly in their remarks, Senators Betty Apiafi, Matthew Urhoghide, Emmanuel Bwacha, Binos Yaros, Elisha Abbo, Abba Moro, Olamilekan Adeola, Sani Musa, Bamidele Opayemi, Rochas Okorocha, Francis Alimikhena, among others called for the immediate sack of the security chiefs in order to give room for new ones who may have new ideas.
Also prominent during the debate was the call for State Policing, if the present security challenges must be addressed in all its ramifications because the present central security infrastructure has failed the country.
On his part, Senator Abbo who called for the sack of the Service Chiefs said, “ We have never had it bad in this country in the area of security. The Service Chiefs appointed in July 2015 and according to report by the Budget Office, from 2012 to 2014, N4.5 trillion have been received by the Military and there are grumblings within the Military and silence is no longer golden. The Service Chiefs have run out of ideas.”
