Tuesday’s meeting, which started at 1:26 p.m., is the continuation of a two-day long session that aims to clear the backlog of government memos.
Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, had cited the backlog of unresolved issues since December to justify the necessity for an extended session at the end of Monday’s meeting.
Additionally, let me mention that tomorrow is the day of another Federal Executive Council meeting.
Remember that we haven’t had somebody since December, so a lot of memoranda have accumulated. The President is also adamant on doing away with them altogether.
“There will be another press briefing following the FEC meeting tomorrow,” Idris said.
Vice President Kashim Shettima, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, Head of the Federation’s Civil Service Didi Esther Walson-Jack, and a number of ministers and ministers of state were in attendance during Tuesday’s session.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was one of the organizations that presented memoranda during the meeting.
A N4.8 billion investment for the Presidential Treatment Programme, which will provide 150,000 HIV treatment kits between February and May 2025, was agreed by the council during Monday’s discussions.
Prof. Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, emphasized that this decision came after conversations about how recent changes in U.S. policy will affect Nigeria’s healthcare budget, specifically with regard to HIV, TB, and malaria programs.