Updated: President Tinubu Meets Ribadu, Lagbaja, Others, Gives Fresh Order
- President Bola Tinubu has held a maiden security meeting with the newly appointed service chiefs at the presidential villa in Abuja
- Also, president at the meeting was the national security adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, as well as the Chief of Defense Intelligence At the State House, Aso Villa
- Ribadu, who addressed journalists after the meeting, said the president assured the service chiefs of his full support and urged them to work as a team
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Aso Villa, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), at the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday, July 3, along with the newly appointed service chiefs, urging them to work as a team because there is work to be done.
The meeting is considered the first of its kind between the president and the newly appointed service chief, in which Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, was also in attendance.
Source: Twitter
Other security chiefs at the meeting are Maj. Gen. C.G Musa, Chief of Defence Staff; Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla Chief of Naval Staff; AVM H.B Abubakar Chief of Air Staff; Acting Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun; and Major Gen. EPA Undiandeye Chief of Defense Intelligence At the State House, Aso Villa.
Details of President Tinubu's meeting with service chiefs
This was disclosed in two separate tweets by the NTA and a media aide to the president at the presidential villa, @DOlusegun.
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In a report by Channels TV, the president told the newly appointed service chiefs to work together as a team because there is a lot for them to put right.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Ribadu said Tinubu assured the service chiefs that they have his full support while the service chiefs in return pledged their loyalty to the President and Nigeria.
See the tweet below:
President Tinubu resumes back to work after Eid-il-Adha break
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja to fully resume the work of the presidency after spending four days of holiday in Lagos.
Tinubu landed in Lagos on Tuesday ahead of the celebration of Eid-El-Adha, during which he met with some traditional rulers in the Southwest.
The president had earlier travelled to London, where he was reported to have held a closed-door meeting with his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.
Source: Legit.ng
