JUST IN: Obasanjo meets Buhari at Council of State

President Muhammadu Buhari met with former President Olusegun
Obasanjo shortly before the National Council of State at the Aso
Chambers, State House, Abuja.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen; former
military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, and House of
Representatives Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, are absent at the
ongoing Council of State meeting in the State House.

However, the meeting which began at 11am and presided over by
President Muhammadu Buhari has in attendance Gen. Yakubu Gowon,
former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar,
former Head of Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan,
in attendance.

Others in attendance at the meeting are Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo; Senate President Bukola Saraki; National Security Adviser
(NSA), Gen Babagana Monguno(rtd); Secretary to the Government of
the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Head of Service of the
Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita; Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
Minister, Mohammed Bello; and Minister of Labour and Employment,
Chris Ngige.

Also present are governors of Osun, Kebbi, Zamfara Plateau,
Ebonyi, Adamawa, Edo, Lagos, Niger, Borno, Ogun, Ekiti, Kogi and
Deputy governors of Bauchi, Kaduna, and Rivers State.

A minute silence was observed in honour of three late former
members, former President Shehu Shagari and two former chief
justices, Aloysius Katsina-Alu and Idris Kutigi.

While the SGF only said the meeting had five agenda to
deliberate upon, THISDAY learnt that among the issues were the
national minimum wage, appointment and possible confirmation of the
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the
forthcoming elections.

Members of INEC were invited to brief the council on preparation
for the elections.

Both Buhari and Obasanjo shook hands before the take off of the
meeting. Thereafter, the former president was asked to lead the
opening Christian prayer while Uwais led the Moslem prayer.

Details soon.