The second National Economic Council, NEC, meeting is ongoing with Vice President Kashim Shettima presiding at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The 36 governors, Ministers in charge of finance, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari among others make up the NEC
In attendance are Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State and his colleagues from Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule and the deputy governor of Enugu State, Barrister Ifeanyi Ossai.
Present too are Gumbo State governor, Inuwa Yahya, Zamfara governor, Dauda Lawan, Katsina, Dikko Radda, Kwara, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak Abia, Dr. Alex Otti, Chundung and Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Others are Bauchi, Senator Bala Mohammed, Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, Delta, Sheriff Obrevwori, Kebbi, Nasir Idris Anambra, Prof. Charles Soludo, Edo, Godwin Obaseki, Deputy governor of Kogi state, David Onoja, Jigawa state, Umaru Namadi, Yobe state, Mai Mala Bunu and Bayelsa, Duoye Diri.
Others include Akwa Ibom , Umo Eno, Cross River, Prince Bassey Otu, Ondo State acting governor , Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliu, Plateau state, Caleb Mutfwang, Benue, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, Akwa Ibom, Umo Eno and Imo, Senator Hope Uzodimma.