Federal Government Convenes Council Of State, Police Council Meetings Thursday

The Federal Government has convened the Council of State and the Police Council meetings scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2025, to deliberate connected cardinal nationalist issues including information and governance.

According to a connection connected Monday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, the 2 meetings, which volition clasp astatine the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa volition beryllium hybrid sessions, allowing members to enactment physically oregon virtually.

This is the 2nd Council of State gathering since President Bola Tinubu-led medication was inaugurated with the archetypal held successful August 2024.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the Council of State gathering is scheduled to sermon the assignment of a caller president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Recall that the existent INEC chairman, Professor Yakubu Mahmud volition measurement down this period aft serving 2 presumption of 10 years.

The Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs Office successful the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Dr. Emanso Okop Umobong, explained that the meetings would supply level for members of some Councils to sermon pressing nationalist concerns and reappraisal the information and policing situations successful the country.

“The Council of State gathering volition clasp astatine 1 p.m., portion the Police Council gathering volition travel astatine 2 p.m,” it said.

Akume, successful the release, emphasised that the gathering underscores President Tinubu’s committedness to strengthening institutions of governance and ensuring collaborative decision-making connected matters that impact the information and stableness of the nation.

The Council of State, which comprises the President, Vice President, each erstwhile Presidents and Heads of State, erstwhile Chief Justices of Nigeria, and the 36 authorities governors, serves arsenic an advisory assemblage to the President connected argumentation and governance issues.

Akume noted that the meetings travel astatine a clip authorities was consolidating efforts to heighten nationalist security, betterment the constabulary system, and deepen coordination betwixt national and authorities authorities.

He urged each members to marque arrangements to be personally oregon virtually, stressing that the deliberations were important for ongoing nationalist reforms and government’s broader docket of ensuring peace, unity and effective governance.