Buhari presides over last extraordinary FEC meeting as president
The council is expected to consider over 40 memos from various ministries, departments and agencies.
With five days left till his exit from office on May 29, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, presided over the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the state house in Abuja.
The FEC meeting is his last as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other cabinet members were present at the meeting.
The meeting did not culminate in the dissolution of the cabinet as the president asked the ministers to work until the May 28.
President Buhari is billed to hand over the baton of leadership to a successor on Monday at the Eagle Square Abuja.
Before the valedictory session, preceded by an exchange of banters among cabinet members, Wednesday, President Buhari performed the swearing-in of seven Federal Commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation, Fiscal and Allocation Commission (RMFC).
Among those sworn in by the President ahead of the valedictory session currently ongoing are Peter Okpara (Imo), Senator Ayogu Eze (Enugu), Kolade Abimbola (Oyo), Rekiya Ayuba-Haruna (Kebbi), Hauwa Aliyu (Jigawa), Ismaila Agaka (Kwara), and Amb Ayuba Ngako representing the FCT.
Before breaking into a closed-door session, the FEC received the key highlights of the report of the Health Reform Committee chaired by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.
The committee was put in place to develop a roadmap for achieving Universal Health Coverage in the country.
