PROTESTS: FEC meeting postponed, as Tinubu summons security chiefs to Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu has postponed the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for this week to an undisclosed date, and will instead meet with service chiefs.
The meeting is expected to have in attendance the vice president, the national security adviser, all service chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, the Comptroller Generals of Customs and Immigration, and the Chief of Staff to the President.
Sources close to the matter, according to Channels Television, spoke on condition of anonymity saying that the urgent meeting with security chiefs may not be unconnected to the ongoing nationwide hunger and hardship protests.
Reports indicate that Nigerians, mostly youths, are regrouping across the country for the fifth day of the #EndBadGovernance protests.
President Tinubu had on Sunday August 4, 2024 called for dialogue and an immediate end to the nationwide protests that have rocked the nation since Thursday August 1.
Tinubu said his administration is ready to listen to and address the protesters’ concerns, affirming that he has heard their calls “loud and clear”.
However, protesters have continued their demonstrations in major cities, including Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Kano and few other states.
