As Protests continue, Tinubu calls off FEC, hosts security meeting

As protesters continued their demonstrations in major cities, including Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Kano and few other states, President Bola Tinubu has postponed this week’s Federal Executive Council to an undisclosed date.
Rather, the President is currently hosting a security meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where the Service Chiefs and Inspector General of Police among others are expected to brief the President on security situation in the country.

The meeting which started at 2pm has in attendance the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, National Security Adviser to the President, all Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, the Comptroller Generals of Custom and Immigration including the Chief of Staff to the President.

The emergency meeting with security chiefs may not be unconnected with the ongoing nationwide hunger and hardship protests.

National Update checks revealed that Nigerian youths, are regrouping across the country for the fifth day of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests.

President Tinubu had on Sunday called for dialogue and an immediate end to the nationwide protests that have rocked the nation since Thursday.

Tinubu said his administration is ready to listen to and address the protesters’ concerns, affirming that he has heard their calls “loud and clear”.