Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting.
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari is out of the country.
Buhari is in Sochi, Russia, attending a three-day Russia-Africa Summit holding from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25.
The meeting started around 11 am with the rendition of the National anthem.
Opening Muslims prayer was offered by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, while the Christian prayer was said by the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah.
Apart from the ministers, other cabinet members in the hall included the Secretary to the Government of the Federation represented by the Dr. Habiba Lawal, the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan.
The FEC meeting was still in progress at the time of filing this report.
Osinbajo had on Sept. 25, presided over FEC meeting when Buhari attended the 74th session of UN General Assembly in New York.
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