Brand News Day Nigeria reports that the former lawmaker, who represented Ekiti North in the Senate, supports the recent military intervention in the Republic of Benin aimed at quelling a coup attempt.
Sanator Arise dismissed suggestions that President Tinubu acted hastily or breached the Constitution by taking action before formally notifying the National Assembly.
Arise threw his defence in support of President Tibubu on Saturday, while speaking as a guest on an Arise TV programme.
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Arise’s concerns came barely 24 hours after the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, confirmed that the 11 Nigerian military personnel detained following an emergency landing in Burkina Faso remain in custody.
Tuggar disclosed while speaking to journalists at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja.