INSECURITY: Is Buhari seeking to disregard parliamentary invitations?

  Debate has erupted in Nigeria after some indications that

 President Muhammadu Buhari is unlikely to honor the invitation of the House of Representatives to address the security crisis.

  President Buhari is expected to appear before parliament on Thursday, following an invitation extended to him last week, following the slaughter of sheep by Boko Haram militants in Zabarmari village in Borno State.

  The presidency initially said it had accepted the invitation, but later the Nigerian justice minister said parliament had no jurisdiction to invite him.

  Opinions are divided among Nigerians after they realized that President Buhari could return the invitation to the country's parliamentarians on the security crisis in the country.

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  Benefit

  Former Nigerian Member of Parliament Sani Zoro is of the opinion that the presence of the President is worthwhile, as it will enable him to show the MPs the challenges he faces by seeking their cooperation to run together and survive.  repel.

  "It's a great opportunity for everyone to know that this country is at war, and if there is a war you have to work with the parliament and put everything aside to get it done," Zoro said.

  Sani Zorro said the president could use the opportunity to seek the approval of lawmakers to reduce the burden on the government, by allowing companies to complete some major projects.

  The former lawmaker cited the construction of the Abuja to Kaduna and Kano, the Niger Bridge and the Ibadan-Ibadan highway, among others, to be completed and tax-deductible.  motorists as is the case in parts of the world.

  However, some politicians, such as Sha'aban Ibrahim Sharada, do not think President Buhari should go to parliament.

  Sha`aban Sharada, a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, said Nigerians would have known Buhari's role in the security sector and would not have supported his candidacy.

  Humiliation

  Since the presidency announced that President Buhari had accepted the invitation extended to him by the House of Representatives, various reports have been circulating that he may have accepted the invitation, which means he is unlikely to accept the invitation.

  There are reports that some governors are opposed to his arrival, as they say it will open up an impasse, that is, the legislature at the state level can lend a hand and put them forward by inviting them on the subject.  that did not play and broke.

  Another report said that members of the Nigerian parliament, especially members of the ruling APC, feared that the president might be disgraced, so they did not support his arrival.

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  However, observers say that even the lawmakers did not intend to invite President Buhari.

  According to experts, the Senate has not yet made that decision in its House of Commons, but it has been speculated that they will sit down with their counterparts to receive the President.

  And in the process, the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, went so far as to say, "Birth and intestines," the speaker said, relying on the country's constitution, saying "lawmakers do not have the right to challenge the president to comment on  war strategy because it is a private matter ".

  What the National Constitution says

  Legal experts like Barrister Bulama Bukarti say the conversation with the justice minister is a waste of time, because there is no truth in what he said.

  Barrister Bulama said sections 88 and 89 of the constitution, allow the Senate or House of Representatives to invite anyone or official even the president.

  So as the president and the right of citizens to live up to their responsibility to protect them and property, the legislature has the power to invite him to answer its questions.

  And disobeying a parliamentary summons is tantamount to violating the country's constitution, Bukarti said.

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  Many Nigerians are not bothered by this kind of backlash.  Citizens' main concern is to do all sorts of magic, to speed up the promotion of security and peace in the country.