President Muhammadu Buhari is chairing the 35th Virtual Meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari are physically attending the meeting, which started at 09:00 am.
Ten Ministers are physically attending the meeting.
They are Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, Finance, Zainab Ahmed, Justice, Abubakar Malami, Agriculture Sabo Nanono and Education, Adamu Adamu.
Others are the Ministers of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar, Trade, Industry and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, and Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige.
The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, and other Ministers are participating in the weekly cabinet meeting from their various offices in Abuja.
At the commencement of the day’s proceedings, cabinet members observed a minute silence in honour of former Kwara State Military Administrator, Retired Brigadier General Ahmed Aboki Abdallah who died recently.
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, called on Cabinet members to stand in honour of the departed Aboki-Abdallah, who was a former Minister of Communications.
The Late Brigadier General Abdallah served in the Federal Executive Council during the military regime when President Buhari was the Head of State, as Minister of Communications, and later Minister of Social Development, Youth and Sports.
He later became the Military Administrator of Kwara State, from 1987-1988.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
