| Name | Position |
|---|
| Major-General Ibrahim Babangida | President, Chairman of the Armed Forces Ruling Council, Chairman of the Federal Executive Council, Commander in Chief – Nigerian Armed Forces |
| Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe | Chief of General Staff |
| Major-General Domkat Bali | Defence Secretary and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| Maj-Gen Sani Abacha | Chief of Army Staff |
| Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa | Chief of Air Staff |
| Rear-Admiral Augustus Aikhomu | Chief of Naval Staff |
| Major-General Mamman Jiya Vatsa | Minister of the Federal Capital Territory |
| Etim Inyang | Inspector-General of Police |
| Brigadier Peter Adomokhai | GOC, 1 Mechanised Infantry Division – Kaduna |
| Brigadier Yohanna Yerima Kure | GOC, 2 Mechanised Division – Ibadan |
| Brigadier Joshua Nimyel Dogonyaro | GOC, 3 Armoured Infantry Division – Jos |
| Brigadier Donaldson Oladipo Diya | GOC, 82 Division – Enugu |
| Brigadier Gado Nasko | Commander - Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery |
| Brigadier Duro Ajayi | Commander, Training and Doctrine Command |
| Brigadier Paul Omu | Commandant, Command and Staff College |
| Brigadier Joseph Olayeni Oni | Director - Joint Services |
| Brigadier Abdullahi Mamman | Director of Army Training and Operations |
| Commodore Aloko | Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command |
| Commodore Murtala Nyako | Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command |
| Commodore Mauftau Adegoke Babatunde Elegbede | Flag Officer Commanding, Sea Training Command |
| Air Vice Marshal Muhammadu Yahaya | Air officer Commanding – Air Training Command |
| Air Commodore Bayo Lawal | Air Officer Commanding, Tactical Air Command |
| Air Commodore Nura Imam | Air Officer Commanding, Logistics Command |
| Air Commodore Larry Koinyan | Air Force |
| Lt-Col John Shagaya | Commander, 9 Mechanised Brigade |
| Lt-Col Halilu Akilu | Director-General, Directorate of Military Intelligence |
| Lt-Col Raji Alagbe Rasaki | Commander, Army Headquarters Garrison and Signal Group |
| Lt-Col Tanko Ayuba | Commander – Corps of Signals |
Of these initial members, only five (Abacha, Dogonyaro, Aikhomu, Nyako and Elegbede) were still members when Babangida stepped down in 1993.[1]
1. ^Max Siollun, Babangida, His Life and Times {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711072245/http://www.gamji.com/article8000/NEWS8121.htm |date=2011-07-11 }}, Part 4