All living former presidents and heads of state are set to gather at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, at noon today for a Council of State meeting convened by President Bola Tinubu.
This will be Tinubu’s first Council of State meeting since taking office 14 months ago.
The agenda will cover recent nationwide events, including the #EndBadGovernance protests, the economy, food security, and national security.
The meeting comes 18 months after the last Council of State session held on February 10, 2023, by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
At that session, Buhari addressed the 2023 elections, the new naira policy crisis, and fuel scarcity.
Sources familiar with the agenda indicate that President Tinubu will present on “The Nationwide Protest as it Affects National Security and the State of the Economy” and will also address food security concerns.
The source said, “The Council of State meeting is on Tuesday.
“ I think it is the first one we will be holding since this President came into office because the last one was on February 10, 2023.
“We expect all former Presidents and Heads of State, Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdulsalami Abubakar and Ibrahim Babangida.
“The President will present on seven key areas, such as the nationwide protest as it affects national security, the state of the economy, food security, availability and affordability—that one is in the agric sector—consolidating the gains in the solid minerals sector.
“Then he will also talk about renewed hope in budgeting and planning for sustained development, renewed hope in the road sector, and leading a strong industrial base for transformation and growth.”
The council is meeting days after Nigerians, mostly youths, hit the roads in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for a one-million-man march.
The march, which suffered a low turnout, was meant to mark the 10th day of the nationwide protest against the biting cost of living.
