Osinbajo Holds Closed Door Meeting With Borno State Governor, Service Chiefs

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