President Muhammadu Buhari has convened a National security council meeting at the State House.
The meeting, which has all security chiefs in attendance, comes barely two days before the general elections and is expected to review the current security situation in Nigeria.
Before the meeting, the President presided over the launch of security equipment donated by the Coalition Against Covid-19 (CACOVID) at the Council Chambers, including a 350 state-of the-art security vehicles and gadgets for use by law enforcement agencies in Abuja and Lagos ahead of the 2023 elections .
Chairman of the initiative and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, said over N82bn has been mobilised for medical supplies, construction of isolation centres, feeding of over 10 million people, risk communication and Advocacy.
These, he said, were part of CACOVID’s response to the socioeconomic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the past two years.
On his part, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, praised CACOVID for its patriotic efforts which he described as “one of a kind.
Its final commitment to the government and people of Nigeria, CACOVID, a private sector-led initiative, donated over 300 vehicles, state-of-the-art security equipment and gadgets to aid the fight against insecurity.
