By Valentine Amanze
The National Council of State meeting has began in Abuja with President Muhammadu Buhari presiding.
It is the third meeting to hold under his administration and the first this year.
Those in attendance are the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Bukola Saraki; former President, Goodluck Jonathan; governors of Zamfara, Kebbi, Plateau, Lagos, Borno, Ebonyi and members of Cabinet.
Others present include ex-president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Heads of States, Ernest Shonekan, Abdulsalami Abubakar and former Chief Justices of Nigeria.
The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, is also present and it was gathered that the meeting would focus on the general elections and insecurity in Nigeria.