President Bola Tinubu held a closed door meeting with the Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, as well as service chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday.
Gatekeepers News reports that this marked the first discussion between the President and these ministers since their inauguration on August 21, 2023.
The purpose of the meeting was not disclosed.
The meeting occurred hours before the President’s planned trip to New Delhi, India, for the G-20 Leaders’ Summit.
Badaru and Matawalle had promised “remarkable” changes in Nigeria’s security architecture within one year.
Badaru had assured Nigerians that for the sake of the country, he and the Minister of state could not afford to betray the trust given to them by the President.
