BREAKING: Tinubu Presides Over 3rd FEC Meeting, Details Emerge

• The third Federal Executive Council meeting between President Bola Tinubu and members of his cabinet was held on Monday, October 23,
• Tinubu presided over the meeting, which had Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu and others in attendance
• Meanwhile, the council's meeting will no longer be held on Wednesdays but on Mondays, the minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, noted

State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently presiding over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.

This is the third FEC meeting since Tinubu became president on May 29.

The Nation reported that the meeting, which commenced at around 1:06 pm, is being attended by almost all cabinet members, excluding Vice President Kashim Shettima and a couple of ministers.

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Tinubu's cabinet members present at Monday's FEC meeting

Some of those in attendance are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume; the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan; the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila; and National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, The Punch reported.

It would be recalled that the minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, had last week announced that the FEC meeting will now be held on Mondays as against the previous schedule of Wednesdays.

He also clarified that the meeting will not be held every week; instead, it will convene as needed to address pertinent council matters.

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Tinubu stated this in Abuja on Monday, October 23, at the 29th Nigeria Economic Summit organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning.

At the event, Tinubu assured Nigerians that government-owned tertiary institutions will no longer go on strike.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu was seen in a video taking a walk at the presidential villa with his security aides on Tuesday, October 17.

The video came out barely 24 hours after President Tinubu held his administration's second Federal Executive Council meeting since he was inaugurated on May 29.

Tinubu's FEC meeting came shortly after rumours that he had been going off the screen because of his health condition and that Vice President Kashim Shettima has been representing him at public functions.

Source: Legit.ng