Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and
the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, were among living former Nigerian
leaders who on Tuesday attended a meeting of the Council of State, held
inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Council consists of the President (as
the Chairman), Vice President, all former Presidents or former Heads of
State, all former Chief Justices of Nigeria, President of the Senate,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, all state governors and the
Attorney-General of the Federation.
That was the last time President Goodluck
Jonathan would be presiding over the meeting, since he will be handing
over to Buhari on May 29.
As at the time the meeting started at
around 11am, former Nigerian leaders in attendance included Buhari,
Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Chief
Ernest Shonekan and Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar.
Obasanjo however joined the meeting at about 12:15pm.
Obasanjo and Buhari had been avoiding most of the Council’s meetings under Jonathan’s leadership.
The President-elect however made a surprise attendance at the last meeting held on February 5.
At that meeting, the Chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, briefed
members on preparation for the general elections.
Council members had then been divided
over the desirability or otherwise of postponing the general elections
from the earlier scheduled dates of February 14 and 28.
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