Members of the Council of State have resolved to support President Good-luck Jonathan efforts to end the current spate of terrorism in the country before December this year.

The council also resolved to put an end to all discriminatory practices in states calling on state governors to stop forthwith, the perceived registration and deportation of non-indigenes as well as different school fees for indigenes and non-indigenes in state-owned institutions among others.

The council of state is the highest decision making body in the land presided over by the President, with  the Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, all living former Heads of State, all former Chief Justices of Nigeria and all state governors as members.

Many of them had attended the emergency meeting to discuss way forward for the insecurity in the land, discrimination of citizens by some state governments among other challenges.

They had gathered at the council chambers and arrival of Mr. President heralded commencement of their deliberations which was done under closed doors. When they rose, Governors Gods-will Akpabio (Akwa Ibom); Babangida Aliyu (Niger); Sullivan Chime (Enugu); and the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), briefed State House correspondents disclosing council’s decision against all manner of discrimination going on in the states which they believe would bring severe consequences if allowed to continue.

They said council also set up a six man committee to look into the matter.

The council also resolved to work hard to ensure that Nigeria remain as a united nation beyond 2015 against prediction of some foreigners that it may breakup and cautioned politicians over their inflammatory statements which remained the only threat to the country and democracy.

They believe there is nothing religious or Islamic about the Boko Haram sect saying the important thing was for the adherent of religions to respect the rights of adherents of other religions aside from theirs.

The six man committee, which has governors of Niger, Sokoto, Enugu, Gombe, Akwa Ibom and Ondo states as members has two months to submit its report on discrimination against citizens, according to the council.

All living former Heads of State, except former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) attended the emergency meeting. President of the Senate, David Mark, was also absent.