Vice President, Shettima presides over NEC meeting

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday, presided over the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja.

The NEC meeting, the fourth since the Bola Tinubu administration came on board on May 29, had all members in attendance.

The council comprises the governors of the 36 states of the federation, also has ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Finance, as well as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), among others.

However, at the time the meeting commenced, neither the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, nor his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, were sighted.

Present at this month’s sitting, which is likely to be the last for 2023, are all governors except those of Akwa Ibom, Kano, Lagos, Enugu, Osun, Borno, Nasarawa, and Adamawa States, who were represented by their deputies.