Tambuwal,APC Governors Boycott Council of State Meeting

Speaker of the house of representatives, Aminu Tambuwal and governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, today, boycotted the council of state meeting which had in attendance former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Shehu Shagari and former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon.

Former Head of Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan and Senate President David Mark were also in the meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Also at the meeting are former Chief Justices of Nigeria, Idris Kutigi, Mohammadu Uwais, National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, Secretary to the Government of the Federation Anyim Pius Anyim and the Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke.

The governors at the meeting included those of Abia, Ekiti, Enugu, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Niger, Cross Rivers, Kogi, Ebonyi and acting governor of Taraba, while Katsina state was represented by the state’s Deputy Governor.

As at the time of this report, the meeting was still underway. The meeting is expected to discuss the confirmation of the appointment of the acting Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Suleiman Abba, among other issues.