President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday had a closed-door meeting with heads of security agencies and some ministers ahead of the May handing over date.
Presidency sources said the meeting also discussed security situation in the northeast and the fate of the abducted Chibok school girls.
The meeting was also attended by Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd).
Others were Attorney-General of the Federation, Muhammed Bello Adokie; Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau (rtd); Minister of Interior, Abba Moro and the Minister of Police Affairs, Abduljelili Adesiyan.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu; and the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, were also at the meeting.
The meeting was the first after the elections. The council was said to have briefed the president on the strategies for a smooth transition on May 29 and issues bordering on the milage of the war against terrorism in the North-East of the country. The service chiefs, alongside other heads of
Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs), had been ordered by the president to turn in their hand-over notes before April 20 to ensure early preparation of the president’s final hand-over note to the incoming administration.
Other issues discussed during the closed-door meeting included the handling of security prior, during and after the March 28 and April 11 elections.
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