2027: Tinubu, service chiefs meet over election security

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with service chiefs and heads of security agencies at the State House, Abuja, to review the country’s security situation ahead of the 2027 general election.
At the meeting, which lasted about five hours, Tinubu charged security chiefs to ensure a free, fair and credible election, while directing them to intensify efforts to rescue Nigerians held captive by kidnappers and other criminal groups.
The meeting was attended by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa; Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Gaidam; and Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle.
Others present included the Chief of Defe...