President Buhari to preside over today’s FEC meeting, gets Osinbajo’s committee report

There are indications that today’s ,Wednesday, May 3, 2017, Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will be preceded over by President Muhammadu Buhari after missing the last two consecutive meetings.

The President made a surprise official return to office on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, and had a briefing session with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, and the Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru.

Mr. Malami while speaking with journalists at the State House, Abuja after meeting with the Presdient Buahri disclosed that the committee investigating the US$ 43 million cash discovery in Ikoyi and the SGF would submit its report to the President today, May 3, 2017.

It would be recalled that Messrs Babachir David Lawal (Secretary to the Federal Government) and Ayo Oke (Director General, National Intelligence Agency) were suspended by the president to allow for investigations into allegations against them.

“Well, you know that the presidential committee that is investigating the NIA and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation is supposed to make submission by tomorrow (May 3, 2017).

“So, it is pre-emptive now to discuss anything, considering the fact that the committee is under the chairmanship of the Vice President, who is supposed to brief the President in that respect and the schedule for the committee’s assignment has not elapsed," Mr. Malami stated.

The President Buhari's resumption on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, after two weeks of absence from the public eye, laid to rest rising concern about his health and capability to perform his official duties.

The investigation committee led by the Vice President was saddled with twin responsibility of investigate the allegations of violations of due process made against the SGF, David Babachir Lawal, by the Senate and NIA that kept about N13 bn in Ikoyi house without government knowledge of such fund.

The committee during the week had grilled Lawal and Oke, and all individuals or parties related to the issues.

Mr. Malami further revealed that he came to brief the President on general issues as they relate to anti-corruption campaign in the country, and raised the President's concern about the pace of the anti-corrputions bills before the country’s parliament.

“Determination on the passage of the bills and indeed, the asset management agency was also part of the discussion,”Mr. Malami noted.

President Buhari to preside over today’s FEC meeting, gets Osinbajo’s committee report

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