Jonathan, Buhari and other National Council of State members pass vote of confidence on Tinubu

 

The Council of State has passed a vote of confidence in the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The council which includes former heads of state and leaders in the country praised President Tinubu for his efforts to address Nigeria’s pressing challenges and stabilize the nation.

The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, was presided over by President Tinubu, marking his first Council of State gathering since assuming office.

Former presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari attended the meeting physically while Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar—former heads of state—joined virtually.

Speaking with journalists at the end of the meeting, Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals, said Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), presented the security situation of the country.

Alake said the NSA briefed the council about the events surrounding the just concluded #EndBadGovernance protests.

The minister said the council commended Nigerians for “resisting any unconstitutional move to change government” during the protests.

“Of course, at the end of it, matters of state were discussed in a robust and frank manner. And the national security adviser was also on hand to present the security situation of the country,” the minister said.

“The national security adviser was also on hand to present the security situation of the country. And he did inform the council of state about the pre, during, and post-event of the last protests, which I do not call a protest.

“I call it a movement to effect a change of regime by force, which was also resisted.

“The council thanked Nigerians at large for resisting any unconstitutional move to change the government; if anybody is not satisfied with the government, there is always an election coming, so you wait for the election and cast your vote.

“So the NSA briefed the Council on the security situations and allayed fears all round.

“So after the NSA’s briefing, generally, he allayed everybody’s fears and spoke on the tightness of the security around the country, and also reassured all and sundry that nobody will be allowed to truncate our hard-earned democracy.