Presidency Reveals Why Tinubu Has Not Convened FEC Meeting After Inauguration

President Bola Tinubu has not called the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting 44 days after the inaugural cabinet session, according to the Presidency.

On August 28, the president inaugurated 45 ministers who attended the first cabinet meeting at the Presidential Villa’s Council Chamber in Abuja.

However, 44 days after his inauguration, the President’s failure to preside over any FEC meeting has raised concerns about Tinubu’s ability to run the country.

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Speaking on the development, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Print Media, stated that it is not a problem because there is no set time for the FEC meeting.

In an interview with Daily Trust, Abdulaziz said that President Tinubu had a different idea of the functions of the FEC, adding the fact that the meetings have not been held does not stop governance.

He said: “I think this is not an issue because there is no specific time for FEC meetings. Nobody said there are specific provisions for FEC meetings, and every government can work out things that will suit it. The most important thing is that ministers are working.

“In fact, the president has a different idea of the functions of the FEC because what we have seen, which a lot of experts have criticized, is how FEC reacts to contract awarding, but that is not the principle of FEC.

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“He (the president) will hold the FEC, but those policy advisory and supervision kinds of functions, not the traditional way of coming every week announcing contract awards.

“There is more to FEC than contract award, and the most important thing is that cabinet is in check, ministers are busy working, and there is a consultation with the president. So, lack of FEC meeting doesn’t stop anything.”

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