The Council of State meeting which is chaired by the President is supposed to be attended by all past Presidents and Heads of States, past Chief Justices of the Federation, the 36 states incumbent governors as well as the leadership of the National Assembly.
Obasanjo and President Jonathan may not be in the best of terms as both not too long ago exchanged strong worded open letters.
The meeting which is ongoing at the council chambers of the Presidential Villa , kicked off at 10.45am.
Governors absent at the meeting include: Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Adams Oshiomole (Edo), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano) and Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo).
Those present at the meeting: include former Head of States Yakubu Gowon, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Abdulsalam Abubakar and former Head of the National Interim Government Earnest Shonekan,
Senate President David Mark, Speaker House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal.
Governors present at the meeting are those of Osun, and Kaduna, Lagos, Ebonyi, Enugu, Cross River, Imo, Sokoto, Gombe, Cross River, Niger, Jigawa, Ekiti, Kaduna, Taraba, Jigawa, Ogun, Niger, Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Nasarawa, Kano deputy governor, Deputy governor of Borno, among others.
Meanwhile a mild drama occurred shortly before the commencement of the meeting.
The Adamawa state governor was throwing banters at some of his colleagues asking them not to poison him.
Nyako speaking to his Abia state colleague said "I am telling, don't poison me here. I am not comfortable with you here. I anything happens to me here, walahi, my people will take you to court".
Orji replies "For how many years have we been sitting together? Is it this zero hour that I would poison you?"
Nyako relies "Who knows?"
Nyako turns to Elechi "I am just warning himnot to poison me. Is there any law that says we should sit down together?"
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