President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tuesday, presided over the National Council of State, NCS, meeting at Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting is President Tinubu’s first Council of State meeting, since assuming office on May 29, 2023.
Those expected to attend the meeting are all living former Presidents and past Heads of State.
However, by the time of this report, the past Presidents sighted in the Villa are former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.
Sources within the Villa stated that former Heads of State, Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar joined virtually.
The sources revealed that top on the agenda is the issue of the fallouts of the #EndBadGovernance protests.
Recall that the nation witnessed a nationwide hunger protest which started on August 1. According to organizers, the protest was to last for ten days, but it, however, fizzled out after the second day in most centres across the country.
Aside of this agenda, serving ministers of the Tinubu’s administration are also billed to make presentations to the Council.
Though the ministers are not members, they have been specifically invited by the President to make the presentations.
“Other cabinet members expected to sit in include the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, the NSA, and the Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, among others,” the source said.
“Apart from the lead presentations by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, other presentations expected today include on Food Security by the Agriculture & Food Security Minister, State of the Economy by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Road Construction by the Minister for Works and a presentation on Solid Minerals by the Minister in Charge of the Ministry.”
The Council of State consists of the following persons: President, who is the Chairman Vice-President, who is the Deputy Chairman. Others are all former Presidents of the Federation, and all former Heads of the Government of the Federation. Also included are all former Chief Justices of Nigeria, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives. All the Governors of the 36 States, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation are also members.
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source: Daily Post