FEC meeting: Ministers pray for 3 members

• Yemi Osinbajo presides over today’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting as acting president

•  Three ministers who are sick were prayed for during the meeting

•  Only 22 ministers were present at the meeting

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Nigeria’s vice president, Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, June 8, chaired his first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting as acting president of Nigeria.

 According to The Nation, only 22 ministers out of 36 ministers were present when the meeting which started by 12.06 p.m in the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. 

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Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, who offered prayers in Islam praying generally for good FEC deliberation, while Babachir David Lawal, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), offered prayers in the Christian way praying specifically for three ministers were down with sickness. 

He first prayed for President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently in London on medical vacation, then for the minister of women affairs, Aisha Alhassan, who is recuperating from surgery. 

Lawal also prayed for the minister of education, Adamu Adamu, who is suffering from back pain. 

 As the ministers were settling down an unidentified voice reminded the SGF that he forget to include the minister of state for environment, Ibrahim Jubril. 

Recall that President Buhari has handed over power to Osinbajo before going on medical leave. Osinbajo will serve in acting capacity for the 10 days during the president’s absence. 

This is the first time President Buhari is transferring power to Osinbajo since they both came into power in May 2015.

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