Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting in Abuja

The Nigerian Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Monday presided over an emergency Federal Executive Council Meeting at the council chambers of the Statehouse, Abuja.

Monday’s unusual meeting is to allow the retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari-led regime to consider all pending memoranda from Ministries, Departments and Agencies before the regime winds down in exactly two weeks.

Recalls that, President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in London, United Kingdom, for a week, at the behest of his Dentist, who has started attending to him.

According to PUNCH, more special FEC meetings will be held within the remaining two weeks of the regime.

Present are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan and the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno.

Also present are the Ministers of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Science and Technology, Olorunimbe Mamora; Finance, Zainab Ahmed; Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo; Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire; Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami; Sports, Sunday Dare, Aviation, Hadi Sirika, Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi; Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; FCT, Mohammed Bello, Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen; Education, Adamu Adamu; Humanitarian Affairs, Social Development and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouk, Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi and Niger Delta, Umana Umana.

The Ministers of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum; Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada; Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, Education State, Goodluck Opiah, are also present.