Presidential media aide, Reuben Abati has announced the sack of Gen. Andrew Owoye Azazi as the National Security Adviser. Col. Sambo Dasuki has been named as his replacement. Also dropped is the minister of defence, Alh. Bello Halliru
Abati, however, did not give reasons for the President's decision.
On his arrival from the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, earlier on Friday, the President summoned an emergency meeting of all his security Chiefs.
The meeting, which lasted about one-and-a-half hours at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, was attended by Azazi and Bello.
Azazi had told State House Correspondents that the meeting reviewed the security situation in the country, saying, "the security situation is under control".
The Minister of Police Affairs, retired Navy Capt Caleb Olubolade, after the meeting also said that the security Chiefs "comprehensively" briefed the President on the security situation.
"It was a useful discussion; certain areas where we have problems, we have to tackle them. We want to see how the security agencies will be more effective and the role the citizens have to play.
"We have been there for about one-and-a-half hour; it was very useful," Olubolade had said.
Others at the meeting were: the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Oluseyi Petinrin, Chief of Army Staff, Gen Azubuie Ihejiria, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admira Ola Ibrahim, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Dikko Umar.
Acting Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar and the Director-General of the SSS, Mr. Ita Epeyong, were also at the meeting.
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Gen.Andy Owoye Azazi constituted an embarrassment to the ruling PDP because he was brave enough to have called a spade a spade.Of course every Nigerian knows that the Hausa/Fulani members of PDP are orchestrating the mayhem of daily murder of innocent Christians and the Sunday -Sunday bombing of Churhes in the North. First he was forced to retract his statement by members of PDP cult,who later sent him off to the US.In America the General interceded for the murdering Hausa/Fulani terrorists.The US should not designated the Boko Haram as FTO.According the PDP Chieftain,Alhaji Bamaga Tukur the Boko Haram terrorists are freedom fighters.That was a slur over the memories of over a thousand innocent Nigerians murdered in cold blood by the Boko Haram terrorists. Eventually the President has at last been pressured by his Hausa/Fulani handlers to sack Gen.Andy Azazi. In his place is a former IBB's right hand man,Alhaji Sambo Dasuki.The hunted can never be the huunter.That will be compromising the fight against the Hausa/Fulani terrorists.All Christians must now brace themselves up and expect the worst in the offing.The price of liberty is eternal viglance.Christians be vigilant.Take up your arms and defend yourselves and your faith.