Buhari Presides Over Crucial Meeting With Gowon, Abdusalami, Jonathan In Attendance
- President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the Council of State meeting at the State House, Abuja
- The meeting which started in the early hours of Thursday, April 14, is attended physically by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other top government officials
- Meanwhile, former heads of state, Abdusalami Abubakar, Goodluck Jonathan, and Yakubu Gowon were also in attendance
President Muhammadu Buhari presided over a meeting of the Council of State at the State House in Abuja, on Thursday, April 14.
The meeting, which started in the early hours of the day, is being attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and top government officials; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha; National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno and the chief of staff to the president, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari.
Former heads of state physically in attendance are Abdusalami Abubakar, Goodluck Jonathan, and Yakubu Gowon.
Source: Twitter
Ministers who were not physically present at the meeting attended virtually from their offices in Abuja.
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Photos that captured moments in the meeting were shared on Twitter by the Government of Nigeria, through its verified handle.
Buhari leaves Nigeria again
Meanwhile, Buhari on Tuesday, February 15, left Aso Rock Villa to attend the sixth European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit in Brussels, Belgium.
A statement by a presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, disclosed that at the summit, crucial issues on economy, peace and security, climate change and energy transition will be discussed.
Other topics to be deliberated upon include education, culture and vocational training, migration and mobility, agriculture and sustainable development and health systems, and vaccine production.
Shehu added that Buhari will be accompanied to the European nation by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of State for the Environment, Sharon Ikeazor.
Photos emerge as Katsina Elders, Masari meet Buhari over rising insecurity
In another report, Legit.ng had earlier reported that following the spate of killings in some parts of the country, protests rock the streets of Abuja and Katsina state on Tuesday, December 14.
The Northern Alliance Movement converged on Unity Fountain in Abuja, protesting attacks across the nation even as the chairman of the movement, Yahuza Getso, expressed disappointment in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
In view of this, Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina state, yesterday led a delegation of elders from his state in a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Source: Legit.ng
