President Muhammadu Buhari is currently chairing the first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the year 2021 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The 30th virtual meeting is being attended physically by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari.
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Nine Ministers attending the meeting physically are those of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Police Affairs, Muhammadu Dingyadi and Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
Others are Ministers of Education, Adamu Adamu, Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, Environment, Muhammad Mahmood and Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono.
The Head of Cicil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan and other Ministers are participating in the weekly council meeting from their various offices in Abuja.
Shortly before the commencement of the, President Buhari swore in three members of the Code of Conduct Bureau and a member of the Police Service Commission.
They include Ehiozuwa Johnson Ogbonayinma, Babtunde Olayinka Balogun and Benedict Umeano for the Code of Conduct Bureau and Onyemuche Nnamani of the Police Service Commission.
A minute silence was also observed in honour of two former Ministers, Jubril Martins Kuye and Bala Kaoje, who died recently before the start of the weekly meeting.
Kuye was Minister of Finance from 1999 to 2003 and later Minister of Commerce from 2010 to 2011. He died on Sunday 17th January 2021, at the age of 78.
While Bala Kaoje, who died on Tuesday 19th January, at the age of 60, was Nigeria’s Minister of Sports in 1999.
