The National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd) said the fate of the service chiefs was not discussed at Thursday’s National Security Council meeting.
Expectations had been high that the service chiefs may finally be removed when President Muhammadu Buhari and the service chiefs met on Thursday.
The high expectations were especially fueled as the meeting was coming on the heels of Wednesday’s call by the National Assembly that the service chiefs be sacked.
However, Monguno, who briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting doused the expectations saying the council did not discuss the issue of the service chiefs.
He said: “The issue of the National Assembly resolution did not come up at the meeting.
“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.
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“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.’’
Present at the meeting presided over by Buhari were; Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and the security chiefs.
It was the first National Security Council meeting for the year 2020.
