President Bola Tinubu is not willing to wait till the usual Wednesday to meet with the members of his cabinet.
On Monday, he presided over the inaugural meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The usual meeting day of the Council is Wednesday.
The meeting, which commenced around 12:10 p.m., was attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume; and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan.
Others at the meeting were the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; the new ministers as well as other top government functionaries.
The council’s role, as written in the Ministers’ Statutory Powers and Duties Act, is to serve as an advisory body to the President, who serves as the FEC chairman.
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President Tinubu last week Monday inaugurated 45 ministers to serve as members of his cabinet.
Now, they are beginning deliberations on how to save Nigeria’s economy and reverse the rising inflation.
See some of the photos from the meeting below:
