ASO ROCK’S ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEETING IS PRESIDED OVER BY SHETTIMA.

Tunji Wusu –

The second National Economic Council, or NEC, meeting is currently being run by Vice President Kashim Shettima in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The 36 governors of the federation make up the NEC, along with ministers responsible for finances, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, and others.

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, his colleague Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, and Barrister Ifeanyi Ossai, the deputy governor of Enugu State, arrived early to the council chamber for the 11 a.m. meeting.

The governors of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahya, Zamfara, Dauda Lawan, Kwara, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak Abia, Dr. Alex Otti, Chundung, and Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, are also in attendance.

Others are Senators Bala Mohammed from Bauchi, Uba Sani from Kaduna State, Sheriff Obrevwori from Delta, Nasir Idris Anambra from Kebbi, Prof. Charles Soludo from Edo, Godwin Obaseki from Yobe, Mai Mala Bunu from Jigawa State, and Duoye Diri from Bayelsa.

Others are Caleb Mutfwang, Benue, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, Akwa Ibom, Umo Eno, Cross River, Prince Bassey Otu, acting governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Dapo Abiodun, Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliu, Plateau state, and Senator Hope Uzodimma.