By our reporter| The Senate on Tuesday called on service chiefs to step aside as the country continues to grapple with security challenges.
Senators made the call at plenary following a motion by Senator Ali Ndume, representing Bornu south in the national assembly.
Senator Ndume moved his motion on the back of the recent ambush of soldiers in Katsina and the alleged voluntary resignation of many soldiers.
According to the Senator, both developments and others are worrying and If the trend continues, he fears there will be dire consequences for the country.
Despite his concerns about the security situation, Senator Ndume did not call for the dismissal of the service chiefs, neither did he demand that they should step aside.
The call for them to step aside was made by Senator Francis Fadahunsi as part of his contributions to the discourse on the motion.
Other senators okayed the move and passed the resolution for the service chiefs who have been in office since July 2015 to step aside.
The Senators also mandated a joint defence, army, navy, airforce, police and interior committee to engage with the military to ascertain the state of affairs of the armed forces.
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