President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the 18th meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Aso Chambers of the State House in Abuja.
The President’s recent travels to Equatorial Guinea, China, and the United Kingdom have led to this Monday’s meeting, which is the first in six weeks.
Tinubu, who arrived at the chamber at 12:25 pm, today, with just 21 of his 47-member cabinet for the meeting.
Present in the meeting are Mr. George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser.
Ministers attending include those of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun; Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari; Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu; Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo; Education, Prof Tahir Mamman; FCT, Nyesom Wike; Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; and Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, among others.
Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently in New York, USA, leading Nigeria’s delegation (which includes various cabinet members) to this year’s United Nations General Assembly.
Before the meeting commenced, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, led the council members in observing a minute of silence in honour of a former Minister of Women and Youth Development, Mrs Salome Jankada, who served in the cabinet of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. She passed away on 27 August 2024.
It was learnt that the agenda for Monday’s meeting is still a work in progress, but it contains a lengthy list of memoranda for the approval of several projects from various ministries.
