Senate questions deployment of troops to Gambia

Senate questions deployment of troops to Gambia

- The Nigerian Senators have agreed that approval must be sought from the Senate before Nigeria sends troops to any nation

- The point of order was raised by Senator Chukwuma Utazi on Wednesday, January 19

- Utazi's order was also noted by the Senate President Bukola Saraki

Senate questions deployment of troops to Gambia
The Nigerian Senate said all troops deployment must be with its approval

The Nigerian Senate has questioned the deployment of Nigerian military troops to Gambia.

Raising a point of order, the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District Chukwuma Utazi said the National Assembly must be briefed before the country embarks on such activity.

Utazi who raised a point of order said a joint session of the Red Chamber must be briefed before troops are sent to any nation for such an assignment.

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The Senate President Bukola Saraki also noted the point of order made by the lawmaker.

Also, in agreement to Senator Utazi's remark, the deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu added that the approval the of the National Assembly is needed before the actual deployment of troops.

On Tuesday, January 18, the Nigerian air force sent 200 troops to Gambia ahead of the inauguration of the country’s President-elect Adama Barrow.

The need for the deployment of troops came after Gambia’s president Yayha Jammeh made moves not to relinquish power the newly elected president.

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Meanwhile, there is currently tension in Gambia as foreigners and other residents are scrambling to leave the currently for fear of an impending war.

However, Adama who is due to be inaugurated in the Gambian Embassy in Senegal – a border country - in a fresh statement has said that the era of Jammeh has ended.

Source: Legit.ng

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