Governors, Ministers, Others Attend As Shettima Presides Over 145th NEC Meeting

Vice President, Sen Kashim Shettima presided over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, October 31.

Various state governors, Ministers, and other stakeholders were in attendance at the meeting.

Thursday’s meeting is the seventh in the year 2024 and focuses on preferring robust solutions to the current economic challenges facing the nation.

Meanwhile, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has berated the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawan, over the demand for a new aircraft for the Vice President, Kashim Shettima.

Lawan highlighted that the Vice President’s life is endangered by the recurrent use of a “faulty” presidential aircraft for international commitments.

This alarm was raised following Vice President Shettima’s abrupt cancellation of his scheduled appearance at the Commonwealth Summit in Samoa.

In a statement via X, Peter Obi stated that the demand for a new aircraft for Shettima shows the Speaker is insensitive and unconcerned about the prevailing economic situation in the country.

Peter Obi noted that issues that will benefit the masses should preoccupy leaders rather than being consumed by selfish desires for needless luxury at the expense of the people