The meeting comprises of past presidents and heads of state, Chief Justices of Nigeria, leadership of the National Assembly, state governors among others. Those at the meeting include former Head of Interim National Government, Ernest Shonekan, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Goodluck Jonathan. Chief Obasanjo offered the opening Christian prayer while Mohammed Uwais said the Muslim prayer. State governors at the meeting include those from Osun, Kebbi, Zamfara Plateau, Ebonyi, Adamawa, Edo, Lagos, Niger, Borno, Ogun, Ekiti, Kogi as well as Deputy State governors of Bauchi, Kaduna, and Rivers. The forthcoming general elections and security of the nation are also expected to engage the attention of the Council of State.

Source: The Guardian January 22, 2019 11:18 UTC