Buhari summons meeting of Council of State

By NAN

07 September 2016 | 11:50 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday summoned the meeting of the Council of State with former President Goodluck Jonathan, interim President Ernest Shonekan and former military Head of State Abduulsalami Abubakar in attendance.

L-R: Former Interim head of state Chief Ernest Shonenkan, former head of state General Abdulsalami Abubakar, rormer President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, former Chief Justices of the Supreme Court Justice Mohammed Uwai,s Justice Alfa Belgore and Justice Kutigi, at the National Council of State meeting at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday. PHOTO: PHILIP OJISUA

L-R: Former Interim head of state Chief Ernest Shonekan, former head of state General Abdulsalami Abubakar, former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, former Chief Justices of the Supreme Court Justice Mohammed Uwai,s Justice Alfa Belgore and Justice Kutigi, at the National Council of State meeting at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday. PHOTO: PHILIP OJISUA

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that others at the meeting included state governors, the Chief Justice of the Federation, Mohammed Muhmud and former Chief Justices including Lawal Uwais, Dahiru Musdafa, Alfa Belgore and Alooma Muktar.

NAN reliably gathered that the meeting might discuss the confirmation of the acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and appointment of new National Commissioners for the National Population Commission.

Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, who are members of the Council, were not at the meeting when it started at about 11.08 a.m.

The first meeting of the council, under the current political dispensation, was held on October 21, 2015

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Tosin Otitoju - 8 years ago

President is quite young, relatively speaking. Wow.

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