BEVERLY HILLS, September 26, (THEWILL) –Â The Federal Executive Council ( FEC ) meeting on Wednesday approved $64 million for power supply to Escravos communities.
This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, at the end of the FEC meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to him, if executed, it will stop the N18 million spent monthly by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to provide power to the area.
THEWILL gathered that the FEC meeting was attended by only 14 ministers who were at the council chamber of the presidential villa when the meeting started with the rendition of the national anthem at 11am.
This is because some council members are currently in President Muhammadu Buhari’s delegation to the 73rd session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 73).
Those who attended the FEC meeting were Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture; Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Agriculture; and Mansur Dan Ali, Minister of Defence.
Others are Osagie Ehanire, Minister of state for Health; Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour; and Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communication.
Opening Muslim prayer was said by Mohammed Bello, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while the Christian opening prayer was said by Lokpobiri.
