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Tinubu presides over first Council of State meeting, Buhari, Jonathan, others attend
The first meeting of the National Council of State under President Bola Tinubu was held in Abuja on Tuesday.
The meeting, held at the Council Chamber of the State House Abuja, was attended by former presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.
Former Heads of State, Generals Gowon Yakubu, and Abdulsalami Abubakar joined the meeting virtually.
Also at the meeting were the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume and the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Also present at the meeting were Governors Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Babagana Zulum of Borno State, 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, Abba Yusuf of Kano State, 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.
Governors Alex Otti of Abia State, Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, and Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa states also joined virtually, while the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was alsi at the meeting.
Former chief justices Alfa Belgore and Mahmud Muhammed were also in attendance.
Others present were the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy Wale Edun and Minister of Works, David Umahi, among others.
Indeed, it was the first National Council of State meeting since President Tinubu assumed office in May 2023.
The meeting came days after the #EndBadGovernance protest which saw many Nigerians taking to the streets to demand good governance in the face of economic hardship occasioned by the removal of subsidies and high cost of living.
The National Council of State is an important organ of the government that advises the executive arm of government on policymaking.
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