The National Security Council meeting which was called by the President Goodluck Jonathan to tackle the security challenges in parts of the country and was postponed yesterday by the presidency is currently underway at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting started at about 12.10 pm with the arrival of the President and was declared open by prayer sessions led by Oritsejafor and Abubakar following which the session entered into a closed door meeting.
Attending the meeting are the National President, Christian Association of Nigeria, Ayo Oritsejafor and the Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, the meeting has state governors, security chiefs and some key ministers are present.
According to the Punch, the state governors in
attendance include, Willie Obiano (Anambra), Theodore Orji (Abia), Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Gabriel Suswam (Benue), Martins Elechi (Ebonyi), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Kashim Shettima (Borno), Aliyu Wamako (Sokoto), Ramalan Yero (Kaduna ), Garba Umar (Taraba), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa), Seidu Dakingari (Kebbi), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo), Lyel Imoke (Cross River), Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe) and Isa Yuguda (Bauchi).
Governors of Jigawa, Imo, Oyo, Rivers, Kano, Ogun, Edo, Plateau and Yobe states were represented by their deputies.
Also at the meeting were, the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), led the Minister of Defence and heads of the Army, Navy, Airforce, Police, Nigerian Customs Service, Nigerian Immigration Service, Federal Road Safety Corps as well as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to the meeting.
Ministers in attendance included those of Interior, Defence, Police Affairs, Foreign, Agriculture, FCT and the Attorney-General of the Federation.
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