President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday morning, presided over the eighth virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, in Abuja.
The meeting started exactly at 10am immediately President Buhari arrived at the Chamber with the rendition of the national anthem.
Physically present at the FEC meeting are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, and the National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno.
Also present were nine ministers namely, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (Information and Culture), Mrs. Zainab Ahmed (Finance, Budget and National Planning), Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, Abubakar Malami (Justice), Rotimi Amaechi (Transportation), Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Minister of Environment, Muhammad Mahmood, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouk and Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu.
Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan and other ministers participated virtually from their respective offices.
After the national anthem, the cabinet members observed a minute silence in honour of a former Federal Commissioner for Works in 1976, Maj.-Gen. John Obada (rtd), who died on the night of Saturday, June 13, 2020, after a brief illness at the age of 81.
