President
Goodluck Jonathan is set to seek the approval of the National Assembly for the
extension of the state of emergency in three North East states of Adamawa,
Borno and Yobe.
This
was the decision of the National Defence Council (NDC) after its meeting held
at the Presidential Villa, on Thursday, presided over by the President.
It
is expected that the extension of the emergency rule would not lead to the
suspension of democratic structures in the states as the governors of the three
states and the Houses of Assembly would still function and perform their
constitutional roles.
The
emergency rule which is
