Contrary to the culture of a weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC), President Muhammadu Buhari has decided t meet with members of his cabinet on when necessary, New Telegraph reports.
The meeting which is supposed to be presided over by the president and the vice president would also include ministers, chief of staff to the president, secretary to the government of the federation, national security adviser and the head of service of the federation.
The first FEC meeting under the administration of President Buhari took place on its inauguration after ministers had been given their portfolios on Wednesday, November 11.A senior official of the government who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the president was not against meeting with members of his cabinet but would only do so when issues of national importance arise.
“The focus of government is that FEC will meet when the president deems it fit to sit with his cabinet and deliberate on serious policy issues and may be, ministerial appraisals to ensure that there are deliverables.
“You will remember that since after inauguration, the president met his cabinet only twice to consider the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and then the budget proposal which has already been submitted to the National Assembly for consideration.”
President Buhari, it was revealed would only meet with his ministers at intervals to find out how they were working towards achieving the targets given to them.
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