Council of State

President Muhammadu Buhari

The Nigerian Council of State is an organ of the Nigerian Government. Its functions include advising the executive on policy making.

Nigerian Council of State

Members

Chairman: President Muhammadu Buhari
Vice Chairman: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria - Boss Gidahyelda Mustapha
All former Presidents of the Federation and all former Heads of the Government of the Federation
All former Chief Justices of Nigeria
President of the Senate - Sen. Ahmad Lawan
Speaker of the House of Representatives - Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila
All the Governors of the 36 states of the Federation
Attorney-General of the Federation - Abubakar Malami

Former Heads of State who are current members of the Council of State

1. Goodluck Jonathan
2. Abdulsalami Abubakar
3. Olusegun Obasanjo
4. Ernest Shonekan
5. Ibrahim Babangida

Former Nigerian Heads of State

S/N	NAME	DATE
1	ALHAJI ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA	Oct 1, 1960 - Jan 15, 1966
2	MAJOR GENERAL JOHNSON AGUIYI IRONSI	JANUARY 16, 1966 – JULY 29, 1966
3	GENERAL YAKUBU GOWON	AUGUST 1, 1966 – JULY 29, 1975
4	GENERAL MURTALA RAMAT MOHAMMED	JULY 29, 1975 – FEBRUARY 13, 1976
5	GENERAL OLUSEGUN MATTHEW OBASANJO	FEBRUARY 13, 1976 – OCTOBER 1, 1979
6	SHEHU USMAN ALIYU SHAGARI	OCTOBER 1, 1979 – DECEMBER 31, 1983
7	MAJOR-GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI	DECEMBER 31, 1983 – AUGUST 27, 1985
8	GENERAL IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA	AUGUST 27, 1985 – AUGUST 27, 1993
9	CHIEF ERNEST ADEKUNLE OLADEINDE SHONEKAN	AUGUST 26, 1993 – NOVEMBER 17, 1993
10	GENERAL SANI ABACHA	NOVEMBER 17, 1993 – JUNE 8, 1998
11	GENERAL ABDULSALAMI ALHAJI ABUBAKAR	JUNE 9, 1998 – MAY 29, 1999
12	GENERAL OLUSEGUN MATTHEW OBASANJO (RTD)	MAY 29, 1999 – 29 MAY, 2007
13	UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA	29 MAY, 2007 - 5 MAY, 2010
14	DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN	6 MAY, 2010 - 29 MAY, 2015
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Former Chief Justices of Nigeria

S/N	NAME	DATE
1	Hon. Justice Stafford Foster Sutton (Past CJF)	1955-1958
2	Hon. Justice Adetokunbo Ademola KBE, GCON	1958–1972
3	Hon. Justice Taslim Olawale Elias CFR, GCON	1972–1975
4	Hon. Justice Darnley Arthur Alexander CBE, KCMG, CFR, GCON	1975–1979
5	Hon. Justice Atanda Fatai-Williams CON, GCON	1979–1983
6	Hon. Justice George Sodeinde Sowemimo CON,GCON	1983–1985
7	Hon. Justice Ayo Gabriel lrikefe OFR, CON, GCON	1985–1987
8	Hon. Justice Muhammed Bello CON, GCON	1987–1995
9	Hon. Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais CON, GCON	1995–2006
10	Hon. Justice Salisu Modibo Alfa Belgore CON, GCON	2006–2007
11	Hon. Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi CON, GCON	2007–2009
12	Hon. Justice Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu CON, GCON	2009–2011
13	Hon. Justice Dahiru Musdapher CON, CFR, FNIALS, GCON	2011–2012
14	Hon. Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar CON, CFR, FNIALS, GCON	2012–2014
15	Hon. Justice Mahmud Mohammed CON, GCON	2014–2016
16	HON. MR. JUSTICE W. S. NKANU ONNOGHEN, GCON	2016-2019