24 Hours After Senators Demanded Their Sack, Buhari Meets with Service Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the service chiefs at the presidential villa, Abuja — about 24 hours after senators demanded their sack. The service chiefs are Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Defence Staff; Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff; Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff; and Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, chief of naval staff. Also present at the meeting are Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police; Ahmed Rafa’i Abubakar, director-general of the National Intelligence Agency, and Yusuf Bichi, the director-general, Department of State Services (DSS_. Some senators had called for the sack of the service chiefs over the frightening spate of insecurity in the country. TheCable previously reported that the service chiefs are all due for retirement, having spent 35 years in service. Speaking at the Senate on Wednesday, Elisha Abbo, senator representing Adamawa North, said funding for the military is not the problem but its leadership. “Going by thi