The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, presided over the first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting this year at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.
Present are the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Doctor Folasade Yemi-Esan; and the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Doctor Adeola Ipaye.
Before the commencement of the Council meeting, members held prayers led by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare and his Aviation counterpart, Senator Hadi Sirika.
In an unusual development, over 20 ministers and their ministers of state attended in person.
Ministers in attendance include those of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo; Health, Osagie Ehanire; Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouk; Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite.
Also present are the ministers of Labour and Employment, Doctor Chris Ngige; Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Agriculture, Mohammad Abubakar; Aviation, Hadi Sirika; Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Niger Delta, Umana Umana.
The ministers also included those of Special Duties, George Akume, Power, Abubakar Aliyu; Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi; Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare; Justice, Abubakar Malami, Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo and Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi.
Others are Ministers of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum; Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo; Science and Technology, Henry Ikoh; Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada; Petroleum, Timipre Sylva.
Meanwhile, the President, Muhammadu Buhari, did not attend today’s meeting as he is away in Nouakchott, Mauritania, for the Third Forum of the African Conference for Peace.
Likewise, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi and the National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Monguno, are absent as they are on the President’s entourage in Nouakchott.
They are expected back in Abuja on Wednesday.
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