President Bola Tinubu is currently holding a private meeting with Traditional Rulers at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The President’s meeting with the monarchs is said to be the second closed-door meeting he is holding on Thursday amid calls for planned protest on August 1.
The only government officials reported to be at the meeting include the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, Members of the President’s cabinet, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyar, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, among others.
The traditional rulers in attendance are the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar III, Ooni Of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Dein Of Agbor, His Rohal Majesty Benjamin Ikenchukwu Keagborokuzi I.
The ongoing meeting is coming after an earlier meeting of the President with the members of the Progressive an earlier meeting of the President with the members of the Progressive Governors Forum held earlier in the day.
The meeting also follows a Wednesday evening encounter with the Nigerian Governors Forum after the cancellation of the National Economic Council meeting earlier scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
It was gathered that the meeting might not be unconnected with moves to appease those planning to protest against the present administration over the prevailing economic situation in the country.
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