The All Progressives Congress, APC,
has explained the reason behind the inability of its governors to attend the
expanded National Security Council, NSC, meeting at the Presidential Villa,
yesterday.
The party said in a statement by its
Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, that reports that
the governors “under the aegis of the party shunned the expanded NSC meeting
called by President Goodluck Jonathan to review the security situation in the
country,” was false.
He said: “The truth of the matter is
that governors of APC-controlled states were given the impression that the
meeting had been called off.
“On Wednesday, the Presidency called
the Chief Detail of Kwara State government to say that the meeting had been
called off. On the basis of this information, which apparently got to other
governors under the aegis of APC, our governors did not attend.
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“Now that the meeting has been held,
it is incumbent on the Presidency to launch an investigation into the source of
the call to Kwara State government and what the call was meant to achieve.
“Irrespective of the totally
unfounded and absolutely irresponsible allegation that the APC is behind the
escalating security situation, our party will not shy away from any serious
effort to end the terrorist attacks in our country. Therefore, it is not true
that our governors shunned the meeting with the President.”
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