President Jonathan is presiding over the last Council of
State meeting in his administration at the presidential villa Abuja. Past
Nigerian leaders in attendance at the meeting include president elect Gen
Muhammadu Buhari, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Gen Ibrahim
Babangida, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar and Chief Ernest Shonekan.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo who is also present at
the meeting came 40 minutes late. He got their 12.10pm when the meeting started
11.30.
State Governors of Ogun, Ondo, Sokoto, Rivers, Kaduna,
Bayelsa, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom, Zamfara, Niger, Plateau,
Cross River and Taraba State are also present at the meeting while Deputy
governors of Kano, Kogi, Oyo and Yobe States represented their state governors.
Senate President David Mark, Speaker of the House of
Representatives Aminu Tambuwal and former Chief Justices of Nigeria including
Muhammadu Uwais, Alfa Belgore and Idris Kutigi are also present at the meeting.
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