FEC Adjourns Meeting, Far-reaching Decisions Taken to be Disclosed Tuesday, Says Minister

Deji Elumoye in Abuja

The fifth Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in 2024 which was held on Monday at the State House, Abuja, with President Bola Tinubu presiding, will continue on Tuesday.

Monday’s Council meeting which was coming about seven weeks after the last one held on March 25, 2024, adjourned till Tuesday to conclude deliberations on the agenda of the meeting.

Briefing newsmen after the meeting held at the Council Chambers, Information and National Orientation Minister, Mohammed Idris, said far-reaching decisions were taken at the meeting adding that deliberations will continue on Tuesday by Noon.

According to him: “The meeting is not yet concluded. Council meeting will continue tomorrow. Therefore, there will be no press briefing today. A lot of far reaching decisions have been taken and the conclusions will be made available to you tomorrow. Thank you very much”.

The FEC had at the commencement of the meeting on Monday observed a minute’s silence in honour of two former Ministers; one-time Minister of Education, Professor Fabian Osuji, and former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, before going into closed door session.

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 in 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.

The Council meeting was attended by the Vice President Kashim Shettima; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan; and most of the other members of the Council.

Earlier, President Tinubu sworn in two additional Federal Commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC).

Those who took their oath of office before the President are Fasuwa Johnson Johnson (Ogun State) and Amidu Tadese Raheem (Osun State).

Their swearing-in came weeks after 17 of their colleagues took Oath of Office in March, 2024.