President Muhammadu Buhari is about now presiding over the Council of State meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
This is coming amid the barrage of security crises facing the nation,
The Council of State meeting is the fourth session under the Buhari administration with the last one in August 2020. The meeting started at 10am. The meeting has Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha; National Security Adviser Babagana Monguno and Chief of Staff to the President Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, in attendance.
Former Heads of State who are attending physically are Gen Abdusalami Abubakar; Gen Yakubu Gowon and former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Others are attending the meeting virtually from their various locations, while Governors in attendance are Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); Hope Uzodinma (Imo) ; Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi); Bello Matawalle (Zamfara); Nasir El-Rufa’i (Kaduna); Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano) and Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa).
A minute of silence was observed in honor of former Head of Interim National Government Ernest Shonekan, who died on January 11, 2022.
