Tinubu Hosts First Council of State Meeting
President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the National Council of State meeting at Presidential Villa.
The meeting which just kicked off few minutes ago is Tinubu's first Council of State meeting he is hosting since assuming office as President.
Those expected to attend the meeting are former Chief Justices of the federation, all living former presidents and past heads of state.
As at the time of filing this brief report, past presidents sighted is former Presidents goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari while Abdulsalami Abubakar and former Head of State Yakubu Gowon joined virtually.
GALAXYTV reports that top on the agenda of the first meeting in the current administration is the fallouts of the #EndBadGovernance protests which took place from August 1 and later fizzled out although it was planned to be a 10-day straight demonstrations.
GALAXYTV reports that beyond the recent protests, serving ministers of the Tinubu administration are also billed to make presentations to the Council.
While the ministers are not members, they have been specifically invited by the president to make the presentations.
Other cabinet members attending the meeting include the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, the NSA, and the Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, among others.
Apart from the lead presentations by the National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, other presentations expected today include on Food Security by the Agriculture & Food Security Minister, State of the Economy by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy,
Road Construction by the Minister for Works and a presentation on
Solid Minerals by the Minister in Charge of the Ministry