The Senate has asked the Federal Government to suspend the planned deployment of the Fifth Generation Network in Nigeria .

The red chamber stated this after the deliberation on a motion by Senator Uche Ekwunife , drawing the attention of the senators to the status of the 5 G network in the country.

Ekwunife said her motion was borne out of the need to assure Nigerians of their safety by asking the Federal Government to postpone the launch until a proper investigation was carried out .

The Deputy Majority Leader , Senator Ajayi Boroffice , said the 5 G network deployment remained a controversial issue.

He said the experts should be allowed to handle it and deliberate on the merits and demerits of its deployment .

Senator Opeyemi Bamidele said it would be irresponsible of any government to subscribe to a technology that won’ t be safe for its citizens .

He noted that no scientific research has been done by any agency of the Federal Government on the 5 G network .

He said countries in Europe were already investigating the implications of the deployment and wondered why Nigeria had yet to do so .

The Senate therefore asked its committees on Communication , Science , Technology and ICT , and that of Health to conduct a thorough investigation with a view to determining the status of the 5 G network in the country.

In the interim , the red chamber asked the relevant federal agency supervising the ICT operations in the country to suspend the 5 G deployment until a thorough probe to determine its suitability for human health had been achieved.

The joint committees were asked to submit its report within four weeks