The National Council of State meeting is currently holding at the Presidential Villa Abuja.
Top on the agenda is the meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari is the petrol and naira scarcity, insecurity, and the 2023 general elections.
In attendance are former heads of state General Yakubu Gowon, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar, and Former President Good luck Jonathan.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo joined the meeting virtually.
Others who joined online are Sokoto governor and chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, Aminu Tambuwal, Kebbi State Governor and Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum, Abubakar Bagudu, Plateau governor and chairman of Northern Governors Forum, Simon Lalong, Ebonyi, David Umahi, Kogi, Yahaya Bello
Osun, Ademola Adeleke, Jigawa,Abubakar Badaru, and Ogun, Dapo Abiodun. Others are Benue State Deputy Governor Benson Abounu, Deputy governor of Nasarawa, Emmanuel Akabe, and Enugu Deputy governor.
Two former Chief Justice of the Federation, Alfa Belgore and Mahmud Muhammad, are also in attendance.
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Those physically attending the meting are Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Attorney General, Minister of Justice, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and Head of Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan
Governors physically attending are Taraba, Dairu Isiaku! Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, Borno, Babagana Zulum, Gombe, Inuawa Yahaya, Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Kwara, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak and Deputy Governor Bauchi, Baba Talla.
The National Council of State is an organ of the Nigerian government whose functions include advising the executive on policy making.
Membership of the Council includes the President, Vice President, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, former presidents, former heads of state, former chief justices of Nigeria, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, governors of the 36 states of the federation and the Attorney General of the Federation.
The council will be briefed by Central bank governor Godwin Emiefele on the Currency Swap initiative, while the Chairman of the Independent National electoral commission Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, Inspector general of police Usman Alkali baba will brief the council on latest preparations for the February 25 presidential and national assembly election and the March 11 governorship and state assembly polls.
Editor: Ena Agbanoma
