The recent spate of murders in Benue State has deeply alarmed the Senate, which has declared that it is actively working to address the growing level of insecurity in the area.
Senate spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu emphasized the need for quick, cooperative, and long-term solutions at a briefing at the Senate on Tuesday.
He stated that a group of senators from the Senate will travel to the impacted communities in collaboration with the executive branch to offer condolences to the victims and interact with important players there.
He remarked, “We are tired of paying condolence visits. We must put a stop to the killings. That’s why collaboration from everyone, federal, state, security agencies, and most importantly, the locals is essential to find a lasting solution”.
President Bola Tinubu’s scheduled visit to Benue State today , Adaramodu said, would give continued peace and security initiatives a lot more weight.
“It will make fantastic mileage with Mr. President’s visit, ” he stated.
The next security conference is a direct reaction to the Senate’s earlier call for a national security discussion, and it is a crucial step in addressing Nigeria’s security issues, Senator Adaramodu further emphasized.
“If there are any unidentified issues, we will be aware of them during the security summit.
“We have done enough appropriation that can aid the performance of the security agencies. Nobody can say that the engagements we have had have not yielded results,” he stated.
Adaramodu spoke about the public’s perspective of the Senate’s sitting schedule in relation to legislative output. The Senate frequently surpasses the constitutional threshold of 181 plenary days annually, he explained.
The lawmaker stated, “There are months we don’t take any holiday at all, aside from statutory holidays observed globally. Out of 365 days in a year, we sit for more than the mandated plenary days”.
Speaking about the flurry of investigations that Senate committees have started, Adaramodu defended the procedure by saying that not all results are released to the public, particularly when the agencies concerned have met legislative requirements.
