President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met for several hours with the top echelon of the nation’s security operatives at the presidential Villa, Abuja.
Like other recent meetings since the crises between the National Security Adviser NSA, Babagana Mongonu and Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, the NSA was conspicuously absent at the meeting.
The Service Chiefs later proceeded as a group to meet with the President’s Chief of Staff in his office located a few meters away from the President’s office.
It was however not immediately clear what the meeting discussed, but BusinessDay Villa sources said it was part of “regular security briefings to Mr President “
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The Service refused to entertain questions from the State House Correspondents after the meeting
It was however also curious to see the Service Chiefs moved as a group to meet with the Chief of Staff to the President and came out together before proceeding to enter their different jeeps
But the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina In a statement, said the President approved the constitution of a National Humanitarian Coordination Committee (NHCC) to oversee all humanitarian actions in the country.
The committee is expected to among other things, provide a national vision for humanitarian actions, advise on coordination between the security services and humanitarian actors, settle disputes that may arise from interactions between security services and the humanitarian community.
Other functions include: propose policies that enhance coordination and seamless delivery of humanitarian aid to affected communities, facilitate the delivery of humanitarian interventions to vulnerable persons, and promote transparency and accountability in all aspects of humanitarian delivery in the country.
The NHCC will be chaired by the Minister, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHADMSD), and National Security Adviser (NSA), as co-Chairman.
Other members are; Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum, Ministers of Defence, Interior, Justice, Minister of State Budget and Planning, Chief of Defense Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Inspector General of Police, Governors of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,
Other members include the Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service, United Nations Resident Coordinator, Permanent Secretary, FMHADMSD (Secretariat), Chairman, Non-Governmental Organization Forum, and any other nominated by Chairman of the Committee.
The statement announced that the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will inaugurate the NHCC in due course.
