VP Shettima presides over Economic Council meeting in Aso Rock

Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently presiding over the second National Economic Council, NEC, meeting at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

NEC is comprised of the 36 governors of the federation, Ministers in charge of finance, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari among others.

The early callers at the Council Chamber for the meeting slated for 11am are Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State his colleague from Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule and the deputy governor of Enugu State, Barrister Ifeanyi Ossai.

Also present are, the Gombe State governor, Inuwa Yahya, Zamfara governor, Dauda Lawan, Katsina, Dikko Radda, Kwara, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak Abia, Dr. Alex Otti, Chundung and Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Others are Bauchi, Senator Bala Mohammed, Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, Delta, Sheriff Obrevwori, Kebbi, Nasir Idris Anambra, Prof. Charles Soludo, Edo, Godwin Obaseki, Deputy governor of Kogi state, David Onoja, Jigawa state, Umaru Namadi, Yobe state, Mai Mala Bunu and Bayelsa, Duoye Diri.

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