The ongoing National Economic Council meeting in the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja is being presided on by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima.
In attendance are ministers of Finance and Federal Capital Territory, the Central Bank Of Nigeria Governor, the Group Chief Executive Officer Of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, the 36 state governors and other members.
Critical issues such as the distribution of palliatives set to ease out the bad effect of subsidy removal on the masses, as well as the financial status of the Federation amongst others topics are to be discussed in the course of today’s Council meeting.
Governors who are in attendance are Abdulrahman Abdulrazak (Kwara), Hope Uzodinma (Imo), Inuwa Yahya (Gombe) Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Dr. Alex Otti (Abia), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) and Ademola Adeleke (Osun).
Among the senators present for the meeting are Senator Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Senator Uba Sani(Kaduna), Sheriff Obrevwori (Delta), Prof. Charles Soludo (Anambra), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Umaru Namadi (Jigawa),
Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Prince Bassey Otu (Cross River), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo State acting governor), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Ahmad Aliu (Sokoto), Agbu Kefas (Taraba), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Process Babagana Zulum (Borno) are also present representing their various constituencies.
Deputy governors of Katsina, Rivers, Yobe, Adamawa, Kano, and Kebbi are also participating in the meeting.