President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday convened a Council of State meeting even as former Presidents, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari are physically attending.
The meeting is currently underway at the Presidential Villa, Abuja with Jonathan and
Buhari the two living former leaders of Nigeria physically attending.
Meanwhile, this is the first Council of State meeting under the current administration of President Tinubu at the State House Council Chambers.
Former Heads of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd) and Abdulsalami Abubakar joined the meeting virtually.
The governors of Abia, Adamawa and Akwa Ibom states also joined the meeting virtually as both the national anthem and the national pledge were sung and recited respectively.
The council comprises the president as chairman, the vice president as deputy chairman, all living former Heads of State and Presidents, all former Chief Justices of Nigeria, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, all state governors, and the Attorney-General of the Federation as members.
The Council of State is an organ of the federal government responsible for advising the executive on policy-making.
The meeting, which kicked off at 12:35 p.m is expected to address pressing national issues including food security, national security and economic policies.
The last Council of State meeting took place on February 10, 2023 under the immediate past President, Buhari.
Then, Buhari had convened the meeting over the 2023 elections, the crisis emanating from the new naira policy and fuel scarcity.
