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House of Reps postpones security summit in honour of late Army chief, others

The House of Representatives has postponed its national security summit scheduled to hold from Monday, May 24, 2021, in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other military
officers and men that died in air mishap on Friday.

The security summit will now kick off on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, according to a statement by Chinedu Francis Akubueze, Clerk, House of Representatives.

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The House shares in the grief and sorrow of the families of the late top military officers and prayed that the Almighty God will grant
them eternal rest.

It should be noted that the postponement became necessary as the late Army Chief was one of the major stakeholders that would
have taken part in the summit.

The House regrets any inconvenience the postponement may cause invited guests.

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