The Federal Executive Council (FEC), which resumed meeting after a long hiatus, yesterday, adjourned till today for the members to continue deliberations.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who addressed newsmen on the development explained that “there are a lot of far-reaching decisions being taken, we will continue tomorrow (Tuesday). He did not give details.
However, sources revealed that about 40 memos were presented before the council, but the cabinet could not take them all, hence the decision to reconvene today to exhaust the pile.
Yesterday’s FEC, which was presided over by President Bola Tinubu, had the Vice President, Kashim Shettima; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan in attendance.
All the ministers were present at the resumed council meeting which was last held on March 25, 2024. At the commencement of the meeting, the cabinet observed a minute silence in honour of two former ministers, one-time Minister of Education, Prof. Fabian Osuji, and erstwhile Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, before going into closed doors
Osuji, who died at the age of 82 in February, served as Minister of Education during the tenure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, where he played a key role in initiating policies that impacted positively on the sector.
Onu, who died at the age of 72, was appointed Minister of Science and Technology during the tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
President Tinubu also inaugurated two additional Federal Commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC), at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.
The ceremony, which was held just before the commencement of the fifth FEC meeting of 2024, had Fasuwa Johnson Johnson (Ogun State) and Amidu Tadese Raheem (Osun State) sworn in. Their swearing-in came weeks after 17 of their colleagues took their Oath of office in March.
