THE Presidency has hinted why the Weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) failed to hold, on Wednesday, as usual at the Presidential Villa.

In a quick reaction to the development, the Presidency explained that the meeting was put on hold because the Easter holiday affected work of the secretariat, and not because of any ill-health President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Buhari was absent at last Wednesday’s meeting leaving Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to preside over it.

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had said Buhari was attending to other issues of national importance and not because of ill-health that he failed to show up.

State House correspondents who had no prior knowledge of the cancellation of the meeting, got to the Council Chambers, venue of the meeting, only to be told that it would not hold.

When reached for comments, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, explained that it was canceled because the council secretariat staff had no opportunity to circulate relevant documents for the meeting because of the Easter holiday.

“I think it is because of the Easter holiday. The secretariat had no time to circulate the necessary documents,” he said.

According to him, there is a requirement in the law which states that the documents must be circulated to concerned individuals before the meeting.

When asked why the documents were not circulated before the holiday since the secretariat knew before hand that there would be a holiday, he explained that as human beings, they also needed the break.

When asked if it was not due to the president’s health, the presidential media aide denied that the cancellation was related to his state of health, saying that it would be wrong to make such assumption, adding: “That will not be fair.”

Shehu added, “The staff on the Council secretariat resumed on Tuesday after the Easter. There was no time to prepare and circulate memos to ministers. By practice, the ministers receive council memos two or three days ahead of meetings because they must read them and sometimes undertake research. It is not a rubber stamp council so everyone must prepare themselves well for debates.”

When asked why the documents were not circulated before the holiday since the secretariat knew before hand that there would be a holiday, he explained that as human beings, they also needed the break.

Spare me that nonsense! If running a government is too difficult for you old men, go home!

By the way, not like there was any meaningful thing to discuss at the meeting. Who una meetings EPP all along?

Yeye.

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had said Buhari was attending to other issues of national importance and not because of ill-health that he failed to show up.

Splinz:


Spare me that nonsense! If running a government is too difficult for you old men, go home!

By the way, not like there was any meaningful thing to discuss at the meeting. Who una meetings EPP all along?

Yeye.

vedaxcool:


Read and comprehend... the persons being referred to here are the secretariat staff. Atleast comprehend first before making harebrained statements that only pleases those who wail for no good reason.

Who are the secretariat staffs? Are they not part of the government? What role do they have to play in the said meeting?

Okay, you needed attention, and now you've got it. Can you now get lost!?

Splinz:
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Who are the secretariat staffs? Are they not part of the government? What role do they have to play in the said meeting?

Okay, you needed attention, and now you've got it. Can you now get lost?

vedaxcool:


Keep backtracking liar for corruption. ... you clearly were refferring to PMB and his Ministers. Learn to take correction rather than bringing your foul mouthed behavior.

Oh, and what if I was referring to that uncommon failure and his bunch of fellow travelers? Does that gives you an erection?

All these zombies sef.

Splinz:


Oh, and what if I was referring to that uncommon failure and his bunch of fellow travelers? Does that gives you an erection?

All these zombies sef.

PMBNG:
Buhari tell us your true state of health

vedaxcool:


It means you clearly did not comprehend what you were reading. ... here don't leave it at the your dealer's joint...

You need more of it than I do.

Splinz:
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You need more of it than I do.

Goke7:
In as much as I support the govt, this excuse cannot be accepted, we all knew the dates for the Easter Holiday in advance. Truly this govt is not that cohesive hence the many lapses and gaps.

I think I agree with the fellow who earlier said on this thread, that these old men can go home if they can't cope with the rigors of governance