Buhari shifts FEC meeting, laments COAS, others’ death The Punch
Published 25 May 2021
THE President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday directed that the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday be postponed for one week.
He also directed that the Police Council meeting initially scheduled for Thursday be rescheduled till next week Thursday.
According to a statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, the postponement was in honour of the Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 others, who died in an air crash in Kaduna on Friday.
The statement was titled ‘Postponement of the Federal Executive Council and the Police Council meetings.’
Saudi monarch, Anglican Church mourn COAS, 10 others
President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the loss of military officers, especially at a time the country is facing a serious security crisis, stating that last Friday’s air crash had worsened the nation’s predicament. x
Receiving yesterday at the State House, Abuja, a delegation from the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) that were on a condolence visit over the death of Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others, the Nigerian leader resolved to work harder in tackling the country’s woes.
He told the team that included NGF Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Caretaker Committee/Yobe helmsman, Mai Mala Buni and his Niger counterpart, Sani Bello, that only God knew why the incident occurred.
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Published 25 May 2021
Solomon Odeniyi, Stephen Angbulu, Edward Nnachi and Gibson Achonu
Published 25 May 2021
THE President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday directed that the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday be postponed for one week.
He also directed that the Police Council meeting initially scheduled for Thursday be rescheduled till next week Thursday.
According to a statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, the postponement was in honour of the Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 others, who died in an air crash in Kaduna on Friday.
By Deji Elumoye
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that his major priority as a President is to provide adequate security for Nigerians as well as ensuring their well-being.
This is just as the President of the Central African Republic, King of Saudi Arabia and the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, commiserated with the President over the death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other officers and soldiers in Friday’s air crash in Kaduna
President Buhari who played host to President of Central African Republic, Prof Faustin-Archange Touadera at State House, Abuja, on Monday told him that his first concern for his people was their security and well being.
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