By Yahaya Umar, Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, presided over the first National Council of State Meeting, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, since his inauguration on May 29, 2023.
AljazirahNigeria reports that members of the Council are the President, Vice President, former Presidents and Heads of State, the President of the Senate, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, state governors, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Attorney-General of the Federation.
Top on the agenda of the meeting it was gathered included the recent #EndBadGovernance protests which took place from August 1 to 10.
Also, serving Ministers of the Tinubu-led administration according to sources made presentations to the Council.
The Ministers were invited by Tinubu to address the Council on the policies and direction of the present administration with a view to keeping members of the Council abreast with state of the nation before advising the president.
The National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, AljazirahNigeria gathered made a presentation among others.
Meanwhile, the National Council of State and the 36 state governors in the federation passed a vote of confidence on President Tinubu.
Kwara State Governor, who also doubles as Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome.
The confidence vote was passed after a briefing by some select ministers on developments in their ministries which posted a positive signal for economic recovery anchored on the transformative policies of the Federal Government, he said.
The Council has the President Tinubu as chairman and Vice-President as deputy chairman, all former Heads of State and Presidents, all former Chief Justices of Nigeria, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, all state governors and Attorney-General of the Federation as members.
It is the organ of Federal Government saddled with the responsibility of advising the executive on policy matters.
Among dignitaries present are: former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan, while ex-Heads of state Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar also joined the meeting virtually and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo was conspicuously absent.
