Insecurity: Details of
Buhari’s meeting with
Security Chiefs emerge
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Published 1 hour ago on January 30, 2020
By Nsikak Nseyen
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired
Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has
dismissed speculation that Thursday’s
meeting of the National Security Council
discussed the fate of the country’s service
chiefs.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari
had on Thursday presided over the 2020
maiden meeting of the National Security
Council with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo,
Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Boss Mustapha and the security
chiefs in attendance.
The meeting came amidst calls in some
quarters for the removal of the service chiefs
due to the ongoing security challenges in
some parts of the country.
Speaking to State House correspondents at
the end of the security meeting, Monguno
said the council which is the highest security
body in the country chaired by the President,
did not discuss the issue of the service
chiefs.
“The issue of the National Assembly
resolution did not come up at the meeting,’’
he said.
The NSA said the quarterly meeting focused
on appraisal of the security situation across
the country with a view to finding lasting
solutions to the problem.
He said: “The meeting basically made an
appraisal of the current security situation in
the country and took a look at the
possibilities, the opportunities available to
government in addressing most of the recent
challenges.
“There were discussions and at the end of
the day, the most important thing that we
came up with is the need for collaboration,
both between governmental agencies and
the larger Nigerian society because of the
type of the insurgencies we are faced with,
the complexities, the multiplicity of all kinds
of issues.
“There is a need for both parties,
governmental agencies on one hand and the
larger society to collaborate more vigorously.
There is a need for us to deal with these
problems in a comprehensive manner.
“Therefore, council has decided to take a
closer look at issues that will help us not
just at the federal level or at the state level,
but right down to the local government level.
“But this is going to be done after due
consultations with the relevant stakeholders,’’
NAN quoted him as saying.
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