By Our Reporter
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday entered into the 4th Council of State meeting at the Villa with former President Goodluck Jonathan, others in attendance.
The meeting, which started at 10 am, is also being attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd) and the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari.
Former heads of state physically in attendance are Abdusalami Abubakar, and Yakubu Gowon. Others are attending the meeting virtually from their various locations.
State governors in attendance are Hope Uzodinma of Imo State; Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State among others. Other governors are attending virtually.
Before the commencement of proceedings, the council observed a minute’s silence in honor of the former Head of Interim National Government (ING), Chief Ernest Shonekan, who died on January 11, 2022.
This is the fourth time the President would preside over the meeting with the first being held on October 21, 2015, the second on September 7, 2016, with the third held virtually in August of 2020.
The details of Thursday’s meeting have not been made public yet. However, it is expected that matters of insecurity and economy will form part of the most recent discussions.
