The Senate will on Tuesday, May 21st, deliberate on the state of emergency which President Goodluck Jonathan declared in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States on Tuesday.
Senate President, David Mark, asked his colleagues during the plenary session on Thursday to be present next week, explaining that their attendance that day would be crucial to an urgent national decision to be taken.
There were expectations by Nigerians that the National Assembly would deliberate on the emergency rule declaration before the end of plenary for the week.
However Senate leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, told journalists that the President was yet to transmit a letter to the Senate, announcing his proclamation of emergency in the affected states.
Responding to a question on whether Section 305(6) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) which stipulates the transmission of letter of emergency to the National Assembly as well as debate and resolution of two-third of each chamber of the legislature within two days of the proclamation, has not been violated, Senator Ndoma-Egba explained that the proclamation only takes effect from the day it is published in the official gazette.
Via: ChannelsTV