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September 17, 2024

Council Of State: Gowon, Jonathan, Buhari, Govs, Pass Vote Of Confidence On Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received a vote of confidence from members of the Council of State, comprising former Presidents and past Heads of State, as well as former Chief Justices of the Federation.

New Telegraph earlier reported that President Tinubu presided over his maiden Council of State 18 months after his assumption into office on May 29, 2023.

At the meeting, the Council members condemned the recent #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests, which Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, described as having a sinister motives with the sponsors allegedly targeting a change in government.

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Alake spoke while briefing State House Correspondents on the outcome of the meeting.

Former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari were present at the meeting, while Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar joined virtually.

However, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-head of State, Ibrahim Babaginda (IBB) neither attended physically or joined online.

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