President Muhammmadu Buhari presided over a meeting of the National Council of State on Friday to discuss the current upheaval surrounding the naira redesign and currency swap, gistpeople reports
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Former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan, Yakubu Gowon, and Abdulsalami Abubakar were present, as was ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, who attended virtually.
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila are also present in the chamber.
Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Darius Ishaku (Taraba), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), and Babagana Zulum are among the governors in attendance (Borno). Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Simon Lalong (Plateau), and the Deputy Governors of Nasarawa and Bauchi states are also in attendance.
The meeting was also attended by the Minister of the FCT, Mohammed Bello, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.
INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu is also present and is expected to brief the council on the preparations for the 2023 elections.
All Service Chiefs and Security Agency Heads were also physically present.
