Osinbajo Presides Over FEC Meeting

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Nigerian Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

President Muhammadu had on Tuesday left Abuja to join European and other African leaders as well as heads of multilateral organisations at the 6th European Union-African Union Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

In attendance physically at today’s FEC meeting are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, and eight ministers.

The ministers are Aviation, Hadi Sirika; Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Industry, Trade, and Investment, Niyi Adebayo; Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, and Agriculture, Mohammed Sabo Nanono.

Others are Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, and Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, while the remaining Ministers are attending virtually from their various offices in Abuja.

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