Acting president Yemi Osinbajo this evening
had a closed door meeting with Borno state
governor, Kashim Shettima, Minister of
Defence Masur Dan-Ali and all the service
chiefs at his office in the presidential villa
Abuja. The Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen.
Gabriel Abayomi Olonishakin, the Chief of
Army Staff, Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai and the
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique
Abubakar, Chief of Staff to President Buhari,
Abba Kyari; and the National Security
Adviser, Babagana Monguno were all in
attendance.
Governor Kashim who spoke to state house
correspondents said the meeting was to
discuss how the North East can be rebuilt
after many years of attacks from insurgents.
“It was an exploratory discussion and once
it comes on stream you would be informed.
The meeting was about restoring the
dignity of our people about rebuilding lives,
infrastructure, schools, and clinic. I do not
have the mandate to state how much is
being committed to the project, it is still in
the exploratory case and it is not for me to
pass judgment on how much is going to be
committed. But it is a partnership that
would certainly work.” he said
