This is President Bola Tinubu’s first meeting as president, which began on Tuesday. with Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president, conspicuously missing from the Council of State meeting that was taking place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

This is President Bola Tinubu’s first meeting as president, which began on Tuesday.

Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar are virtually present at the meeting, which is being attended by former presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan.

The Senate President, the Vice President, and other senior officials make up the Council, which counsels the President on important matters of policy.

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Days have passed since there were large-scale demonstrations over the elimination of fuel subsidies and economic hardship.

In the meantime, SaharaReporters revealed today that President Bola Tinubu called a meeting of the Council of State,

Which is composed of senior officials and past leaders. to discuss urgent national concerns with government representatives.

The text of the statement said: ‘President Bola Tinubu has called a meeting of the Council of State, which includes Gowon, IBB, Abdusalami, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari, and others, today.’

The following individuals make up the Council of State: the President, who serves as Chairman; the Vice-President, who serves as Deputy Chairman;

All previous Federation Presidents; and all previous Heads of the Federation Governments.

Every former Chief Justice in Nigeria; the President of the Senate;

the Speaker of the House of Representatives; every state governor in the Federation; the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federation.