For the third time president Buhari fail to attend FEC meeting

Reports from Aso Rock villa in Abuja on Wednesday, May 3 are that for the third time in a row, President Muhammadu Buhari was absent at Federal Executive Council meeting.

The Cable reports that in the president's place is Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

President Buhari was expected to preside over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which holds today, Wednesday, May 3, 2017.


Vice president Osinbajo presiding over the meeting on Wednesday, May 3
Daily Trust had said that the president’s itinerary for this week confirmed that he was scheduled to preside over the FEC meeting billed to hold at 11:00am


Vice president Osinbajo arriving for the FEC meeting which he chairing for the third straight time in President Buhari's absence.
“All is now set for Mr President to preside over tomorrow’s (today’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council. I can confirm to you very strongly that Mr President will be at the Council Chambers for FEC meeting tomorrow (today),” the report quoted a source as saying.


Ministers Raji Fashola and Chibuike Amaechi share a joke with colleagues ahead of the meeting.