President Muhammadu Buhari is currently chairing the Council of State meeting holding at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.
The meeting is the first in 2023 and coming barely 14 days to the presidential election and amid the twin crisis facing the country: fuel scarcity and a cash crunch occasioned by the central bank’s naira redesign policy.
Present at the meeting are former Heads of State, General Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar, as well as former President Goodluck Jonathan, ValidViewNetwork reports.
Also present are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, two former Chief Justices of Nigeria, amongst others.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, are also present to brief the council.
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, are also present.
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