Huhuonline.com understands that the presence of former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Council of state meeting held on Wednesday took everyone by surprise.
This is the second meeting of the Council of States presided by president Muhammadu Buhari held in Abuja.
The former president made his first appearance since his exit from office on 29th May 2015 when he lost the 2015 presidential election that brought Buhari to power.
He was not present in the first Council of States meeting that held on 21st October last year and as a result it was speculated that the former president was still battling with related effects of the election he lost and could have graced the meeting presided over by his erstwhile opponent whom he had defeated in the 2011 presidential elections.
Present at the meeting were former Head of State, Gen. Abusalami Abubukar and former Head of Interim National Government, ING, Chief Ernest Shenekon.
However, former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Shehu Shagari, former Heads of State, General Ibrahim Babangida and Yakubu Gowon were conspicuously absent at the meeting.
Also, the senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara were not in the meeting.
But a handful of the serving governors were present as well as former Chief Justices of Nigeria, CJNs.
Among the state governors at the meeting included Rivers, Borno, Niger, Imo, Cross River, Taraba, Yobe, Benue, Bauchi, Enugu, Kwara, Adamawa.
Others are Abia, Sokoto, Kaduna, Lagos, Kogi, Plateau, Jigawa, Kebbi, Katsina.
Former CJN at the meeting included Lawal Uwais, Mariam Muktar, Idris Kutigi, Alfa Belgore.
Council of States is a body of former country’s leaders that performs advisory roles to the president.
Its membership included the serving and former Presidents of Nigeria, former and serving CJN, serving Senate president and House Speaker and serving governors.
It is expected that meeting would confirm the appointment of Mr. Idris Ibrahim as the Inspector General of Police, IGP who was appointed by president Muhammadu Buhari on acting capacity some months ago.
