A scheduled debate on the use of the military during elections was postponed till Wednesday (today).

The House had last week referred the matter to its joint Committees on Rules/Business, Justice and Judiciary for advice after it pitted PDP and APC lawmakers against one another.

The   Chairman of the joint committees,   Albert Sam-Tsokwa, had told the House that a report on the deliberations on the issue was ready but asked to be allowed to present it on Wednesday(today).

This came as members unanimously commended the Armed Forces for the successes they recorded against Boko Haram   in the North-East in the last few days.

The House also praised President Goodluck Jonathan, saying the armed forces achieved the feat owing to the support he (Jonathan) gave to them by releasing funds for sophisticated weapons.

Meanwhile, the House leadership   has declined   to give the official numerical strength of its PDP and APC members.

A series of defections since December 2014, has cut the membership of the PDP to around 161, while the APC's jumped to about 180.

The development implies that the APC is now the majority party.

However, the leadership structure of the House has remained unchanged with the PDP still occupying majority leadership seats.

A lawmaker from Imo State,   Nnana Igbokwe, had moved a motion on Tuesday asking that the Clerk to the House,   Mohammed Sani-Omolori, should be directed to release the official figures of both parties.

Igbokwe argued that this was necessary so that the issue of which party was the majority should no longer be left to guesswork.

"Defections are bound to continue and we have to keep updating from time to time," he added.

But, Ihedioha quickly ruled that the matter of House leadership was still in court.

It will be recalled that last week, the Speaker,   Aminu Tambuwal, also ruled out a similar motion on the same grounds of the issue being in court.

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