The National Council of State is presently meeting under the chairmanship of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The summit is anticipated to cover significant Nigerian topics including the currency crisis and the gasoline shortage.
It will also go through the general election’s preparations.
The Nigerian government’s National Council of State has the authority to advise the Executive on policy decisions.
The President, Vice President, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, ex-presidents, ex-heads of state, ex-chief justices of Nigeria, presidents of the Senate and the House of Representatives, as well as the governors of the 36 states that make up the federation and the attorney general, are all members of the Council.
The meeting on Friday is a hybrid one, with some participants physically present at the State House in Abuja and others participating remotely.
Yakubu Gowon, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and Goodluck Jonathan are the past presidents of Nigeria who are physically present.
Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president, joined online.
Aminu Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto and chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Abubakar Bagudu, the governor of Kebbi State and chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Simon Lalong, the governor of the Plateau and chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, David Umahi, the governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, the governor of Osun, Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Jigawa, and Dapo A
Benson Abounu, the deputy governor of Benue State, Emmanuel Akabe, the deputy governor of Nasarawa, and the deputy governor of Enugu are the others.
Alfa Belgore and Mahmud Muhammad, two former Chief Justices of the Federation, are also joining electronically.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, Attorney General Abubakar Malami, Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha, and Head of Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan are all present physically at the meeting.
