The National Council of State on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence on the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

Tinubu had convened the National Council of State meeting to deliberate on critical issues affecting the nation on Tuesday.

At the meeting were former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buahari while former Heads of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd) and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd) and some governors joined the meeting virtually. Almost all the governors were present physically at the meeting.

The meeting of the National Council of State is always held to advise the President on policy decisions and other matters that the sitting president might put before them.

Members of the council are the President, Vice President, former Presidents and Heads of State, the Senate President, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, state governors, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Attorney-General of the Federation.

Briefing correspondents after the meeting, Kwara Governor and chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, said the council unanimously passed a vote of confidence on Tinubu for the way he has governed the country.

He said the council was satisfied with the presentations made by Ministers on the progress of the economy.

Abdulrazaq said “the high note of the meeting was a unanimous passage of a vote of confidence on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, Commander in Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

“Members, especially those of the Nigerian governor’s forum, were satisfied with the presentation by the members of the Federal Executive Council, and after that meeting, there was an executive session between members of the Nigerian governor’s forum and Mr President, and frank and fruitful discussions were held between both parties, and I’m glad to say we’re on the right track.

“And to say in the same vein, members of the NGF also, like the members of the Council of State, passed a vote of confidence on Mr President. We also wish him well and pray for God, guidance for him. Thank you very much.”