President Tinubu chairs first Council of State meeting
President Bola Tinubu is presiding over a meeting of the National Council of State.
The meeting, which is being held at the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja, has in attendance former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.
Former Heads of State, Generals Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar, are joining virtually.
Also present at the meeting are the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume; and the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Governors Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Prof. Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Engr. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, Uba Sani of Kaduna State, Nasir Idris of Kebbi State, Usman Ododo of Kogi State, Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, and Abba Yusuf of Kano State are also in attendance.
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Others are Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, Kefas Agbu of Taraba State, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq of Kwara State, and Umar Namadi of Jigawa State, who are among the governors present at the time the meeting started.
Governors Alex Otti of Abia State, Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, and Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State joined virtually, while the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, attended physically.
Former Chief Justices Alfa Belgore and Mahmud Mohammed are also in attendance.
Others present are the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi; the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; and the Minister of Works, David Umahi, among others.
This is the first meeting of the National Council of State to be held since President Tinubu assumed office in May 2023.
The meeting comes just days after the #EndBadGovernance protest, during which many Nigerians took to the streets to demand good governance in the face of economic hardship caused by the removal of subsidies and the high cost of living.
The National Council of State is an important organ of the government that advises the Executive arm on policymaking. It also plays a consultative role.
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