Senate on Thursday deferred consideration of the request by President Goodluck Jonathan for the extension of emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States till Tuesday.
The decision came after about fours hours of closed doors session with the Service Chiefs, the National Security Adviser and the Minister of Defence,
Ike Ekweremadu,
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, said the Senate will do everything necessary to secure the affected three states.
Apart from Chief of Defence Staff who was absent at the meeting, other Service Chiefs were in attendance.
The Senate, in a resolution after meeting, said the debate was stood down to enable them consult with various stakeholders in order to ensure that everybody buys into the extension emergency rule.
According to Ekweremadu, the postponement was necessary to enable the Senate to carry out further consultations with necessary stakeholders to ensure that everyone buys into the request.
