Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is presiding over the first 2022 National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
NEC is composed of Governors of the 36 States of the Federation and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT); Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); Ministers and Heads of some federal agencies and departments.
The NEC meeting is physically being attended by some state governors while others are attending virtually from their state capitals.
Those in attendance include Governors Hope Uzodinma (Imo); Yahaya Bello (Kogi); Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); Willie Obiano (Anambra); Doye Diri (Bayelsa); Babagana Zulum (Borno); Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) and Emmanuel Udom (Akwa-Ibom).
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A communique is expected to be issued at the end of the NEC meeting after briefings by relevant government agencies on economic programmes of government.
Constitutionally, the vice president is the chairman of NEC.
The council meeting is held monthly to deliberate on the coordination of the economic planning efforts and economic programmes of the various levels of government.
The last meeting was held on April 22, 2021.
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