Military governors were members of the Supreme Military Council under the

Military governors were members of the Supreme Military Council under the Yakubu Gowon Regime. The Supreme Military Council was the highest decision-making body of the military government in Nigeria during the Gowon regime. The military governors were appointed to head the various states created by the government as part of its efforts to restructure the country into a federation. The military governors were responsible for the day-to-day administration of their states, but they had to report to the Supreme Military Council on major policy issues.