At least 23 governors are in the Presidential Villa waiting for the President Goodluck Jonathan for the crucial meeting on how to handle the ongoing crisis over the withdrawal of subsidy on petroleum products.
Among them are the governors of Lagos, Edo, Sokoto, Plateau, Benue, Niger, Osun, Ogun, Kogi, Kebbi, Katsina, Nasarawa, Taraba, Ebonyi, Rivers, Imo, Zamfara, Gombe, Bauchi and Akwa Ibom.
The ministers of Petroleum Resources, Finance, Labour and Information are also scheduled to attend the meeting slated to hold at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa.