Breaking: President Buhari, security chiefs meet in Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari, security advisers and the service chiefs are currently in security council meeting at the State House, Abuja.

Among those in attendance are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari; Minister of Defense Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi Mahashi (Rtd.); Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; and the National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd.).

Service chiefs in attendance include the Chief of Defense Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar; Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu; Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rafa’i Abubakar; and the Director-General of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) Yusuf Magaji Bichi.

The agenda of the meeting that took off at around 10am was not disclosed, but sources informed that the issue for discussion may not be more than the worsening security situation across the country.

Recall that Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately resign over his inability to curtail the security challenges bedevilling the nation.

The Abia South senator made the call on Wednesday while contributing to a motion sponsored by the Majority Leader, Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi. Abdullahi’s motion centred on rising insecurity in the country.

Abaribe described the Buhari administration’s attitude towards insecurity in the country as surprising, saying that the president has proved incapable of solving the challenges.

According to him, the Federal Government under Buhari has continued to claim defeat of Boko Haram while the terror group continues to kill and maim Nigerians.

The senator added that because of this “propaganda”, the hard work that should be put in to contain the menace has not been done.

He added that since the All Progressives Congress (APC) has decided to live by propaganda, the party must prepare to die by propaganda.

According to him,“Those who live on propaganda shall die by propaganda. Defeat is staring us on the face.”