The House of Representatives says it is too hasty to conclude that President Goodluck Jonathan has breached the 1999 Constitution by not transmitting copies of the proclamation of a state of emergency to the National Assembly.

The deputy chairman of the House Committee on Media, Mr. Victor Ogene, in a meeting with journalists on Thursday, says the House is yet to receive any communication from the President on the matter.

The President had on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States in a bid to check the state of insecurity in the states.

Section 305 of the Constitution states that the President shall immediately after the publication, transmit copies of the official gazette of the government of the federation, containing the proclamation including the details of the emergency to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The Section further stipulates that the letter should reach the lawmakers within two days when the National Assembly is in session.

Mr. Ogene noted that this particular state of emergency, which retains the democratic structures in the affected states, is a result of the cooperation between the Presidency and National Assembly.