The National Council of States meeting called to discuss issues about
the the nation’s security challenges and the forthcoming elections has
ended.At the end of the eight-hour meeting, members insisted the general
elections must proceed as scheduled, reporters were told.Members also
agreed that elections could be postponed in troubled zones — areas
ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgency.Nigerians had watched out for the
outcome of the meeting all day giving the alleged plot by government to
force INEC to shift the elections.More details about the outcome of the
meeting to come later.President Goodluck Jonathan presided over the Council
of State meeting, where national issues bordering on the nation’s
security and the elections were deliberated upon.
All former Presidents and Heads of State — Shehu Shagari, Yakubu Gowon,
Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar and Interim
National Government President Ernest Shonekan — except Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo, attended the meeting.
Other participants were Senate President, David Mark, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, and former Chief
Justice of the Federation, Justice Musdafa Belgore.
Governors of Anambra, Kogi, Katsina, Kano, Osun, Imo, Sokoto, Nasarawa,
Adamawa, Niger, Lagos, Bayelsa, Rivers, Kaduna, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kwara,
Ogun, Ondo, Plateau, Cross River, Enugu and Delta states were also in
attendance.
Also present are Govs. of Bauchi, Akwa Ibom, Jigawa, Edo, Ekiti, Gombe,
acting governor of Taraba while Abia, Oyo and Borno were represented by
their deputy governors.
The National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Sambo
Dasuki (rtd), FCT Minister Bala Muhammed and the Minister of Justice
and Attorney-General of the Federation Mohammed Adoke also attended.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, [INEC],
Attahiru Jega, and the nation’s security chiefs made presentation to the
meeting, which started around 11.56 a.m. and ended after 7.pm.
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