Service chiefs for screening this week

By Sanni Onogu, AbujaChairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has said the Senate Joint Committee on Defence, Army, Navy and Air Force may start the screening of the newly nominated service chiefs this week.Ndume said this at the weekend while addressing reporters in Abuja.Senate President Ahmad Lawan, last Wednesday, referred the request of President Muhammadu Buhari seeking the confirmation of the new service chiefs for appointment to the Senate Joint Committees on Defence, Army, Navy and Air Force for further legislative work.Read Also:House raises panel to screen Service ChiefsLawan gave the committees two weeks to complete their assignment and report back to plenary.While responding to a question, Ndume said: It is not advisable to screen service chiefs in the open.If you do, it means you will be compromising the security of the country, especially if there are issues that border on national security.He said the service chiefs would be screened this week since the joint committee was given only two weeks to submit its report.We have been given two weeks. So, it will definitely be done next week and we shall keep you informed, Ndume said.
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