In a historic meeting held for the first time under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, the National Council, including former Presidents, Heads of State, and other top officials, praised Tinubu for his firm resistance against any attempts at a forcible government takeover.
The council, which consists of prominent figures such as Yakubu Gowon, Muhammadu Buhari, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and Goodluck Jonathan, also passed a vote of confidence in Tinubu's leadership.
The meeting was led by the Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Dr. Dele Alake, who briefed State House correspondents afterward.
Both former Presidents Buhari and Jonathan attended the meeting physically, while Generals Gowon and Abubakar joined virtually.
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, were absent and there was no reason given for their absence.
Alake during his address, said the National Security Adviser, NSA Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, briefed the council on the security situation in the country, especially on issues before, during, and after the nationwide protests.
He said the #EndBadGovernance protest was not a protest but a movement, adding that the Council of State thought that nobody should be allowed to truncate the hard-earned democracy and that any change would be through the ballot box and not by insurrection.