Shettima Chairs NEC Meeting at Villa
Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently presiding over the monthly statutory meeting of National Economic Council (NEC) in the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.
The meeting includes the governors of the 36 states of the federation, Ministers of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Finance, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) among others.
According to reports, today’s meeting is expected to consider varying issues, including the federation’s financial status, and general issues, especially the deployment of palliatives aimed at cushioning the harsh effects of the fuel subsidy removal.
The governors attending the meeting are Abdulrahman Abdulrazak (Kwara), Hope Uzodinma (Imo), Inuwa Yahya (Gombe) Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Dr. Alex Otti (Abia), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) and Ademola Adeleke (Osun).
Others are Senator Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Senator Uba Sani(Kaduna), Sheriff Obrevwori (Delta), Prof. Charles Soludo (Anambra), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Umaru Namadi (Jigawa),
Also at the meeting are Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Prince Bassey Otu (Cross River), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo State acting governor), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Ahmad Aliu (Sokoto), Agbu Kefas (Taraba), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Process Babagana Zulum (Borno).
Deputy governors of Katsina, Rivers, Yobe, Adamawa, Kano, Kebbi are also participating in the meeting.
Newsmen, however, have been excused from the meeting and are waiting to be briefed on the outcome.
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