Barely 24 hours after the House of Representatives resolved that the service chiefs should be fired, President Muhammadu Buhari presided over a meeting of the National Security Council to seek new ways out of the burgeoning insecurity in the country. In attendance at the meeting were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Minister of Defence, Bashir Salihu Magashi, Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; and the National Security Adviser (NSA) Babagana Monguno (Rtd.). The NSA said the issue of the call for service chiefs resignation did not feature on the agenda of the meeting. “There is a need for both parties, governmental agencies on one hand and the larger society to collaborate more vigorously. “We just concluded the meeting and we have to look at the issues before coming out with whatever decision.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 30, 2020 18:00 UTC