Breaking: President Tinubu Leads Federal Executive Council Meeting

President Bola Tinubu is currently leading the 20th Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja. The session commenced at 1:13 pm following Tinubu’s prior engagement with a South-South delegation....(CONTINUE READING)

This marks the first FEC meeting to take place on a Thursday, differing from the council’s typical schedule of Mondays or Wednesdays. It is also the first session since the death of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja. The previous meeting, initially set for November 6, was postponed in respect of the late Army Chief, as announced by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

As the meeting got underway, officials from the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning prepared to present to the council, signaling ongoing preparations for the President’s upcoming 2025 budget proposal.

Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, were among those in attendance. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, was represented by Dr. Emanso Okop, the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office.

Notably absent were the Minister of Environment, Abbas Lawal, and several other council members, who are currently in Baku, Azerbaijan, participating in the 2024 UN Climate Change Summit.