President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja presided over the Council of State meeting, where national issues bordering on the nation’s security and the forthcoming general elections were expected to be deliberated upon.
All former Presidents and Heads of State — Shehu Shagari, Yakubu Gowon, Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar and Interim National Government President Ernest Shonekan — except Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, were in attendance.
Other participants are Senate President, David Mark, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, and former Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Musdafa Belgore.
Governors of Anambra, Kogi, Katsina, Kano, Osun, Imo, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Niger, Lagos, Bayelsa, Rivers, Kaduna, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kwara, Ogun, Ondo, Plateau, Cross River, Enugu and Delta states are also in attendance.
Also present are Govs. of Bauchi, Akwa Ibom, Jigawa, Edo, Ekiti, Gombe, acting governor of Taraba while Abia, Oyo and Borno were represented by their deputy governors.
The National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), FCT Minister Bala Muhammed and the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation Mohammed Adoke are also attending.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, [INEC], Attahiru Jega, and some of his Commissioners were also seen at the vicinity of the meeting which started around 11.56 a.m.
(NAN)
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what happend to yobe state governor. he is behind jonathan ko.
ReplyDeletelets give Buhari a chance... this is democracy!!!
ReplyDeleteis good to give buhari a chance but he should wait after Jonathan.
DeleteWhen was the last time Buhari appeared in the national council meeting? OBJ in his own way has given us the true definition of his nature "chameleon"
DeleteWhen will Nigerians know the details of the meeting
ReplyDeleteGoing by the opinions here in Nigeria & abroad, there is no way, GEJ can win the forthcoming election. However, let's keep our fingers crossed.
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