President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Security Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Dasuki Sambo (rtd) Monday met at the Defence House in Abuja behind closed doors.
The outcome of the meeting was not made public as neither Buhari nor Sambo spoke on the meeting.
It has been reported that the Service Chiefs were going to be sacked this week for the new government to restrategize on Boko Haram insurgency.
Sambo was the first to canvass officially the postponement of the last election from the originally February 14 date; when he said so at the Chatham House, London.
Meanwhile, Buhari Monday gave reasons why he has not moved into the official residence of the President at Aso Villa.
Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant, Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, he stated that renovation was still ongoing at the residence.
Shehu, reacting to questions why the President had not moved into the Villa, said: “They claim some renovation was going on, the place is being cleaned up for his occupation.
“The contractors are working probably at their own pace, if I need to know or if you need to know this, probably we have to talk to someone. Am not saying he’s comfortable where he is at his rented house but he is operating from there at the moment, when the villa is ready he will move”.
Also reacting to the appointments of cabinet members by President Buhari, Shehu said: “I have no idea, but it is not something anybody will rush because you know that the National Assembly have to approve it. When will you have National Assembly in place? That is the question. Unless you are Governor Fayose, you cannot take your ministerial list to the outgoing parliament”.
Former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwakwanso, who was also at the Defence House, also defended the President for not yet appointing ministers.
According to Kwakwanso, the President came back from United Kingdom last week Thursday and inauguration was on Friday. This is his first working day in office, he said.
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