VP Shettima Presides Over 146th NEC Meeting

Vice President Kashim Shettima is leading the 146th session of the National Economic Council (NEC) currently being held at the State House in Abuja.

Naija News reports that the meeting commenced around 12:06 pm following Shettima’s arrival at the Council Chamber.

Today’s NEC gathering may be the final one for the year 2024.

Participants are anticipated to discuss various topics, including the states’ report on State Police and the fiscal plans for 2025.

Present at the meeting are state governors, several deputy governors, and members of President Bola Tinubu’s economic team.

Our People Need Leadership, Posterity Will Judge Us – Shettima

Last week, the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, called for efforts to better the lives of Nigerians, noting that citizens are in need of quality leadership.

Vice President Shettima said there was every need to maximize the values from the nation’s core national assets for the benefit of Nigerians.

Naija News reports that Senator Shettima stated this on Tuesday during the 4th meeting of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP), held in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He urged members to provide constructive leadership for Nigerians, cautioning that posterity will judge them kindly if they make efforts to be fair to the citizens.

Shettima, according to a statement from his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, stressed that the nation’s core national assets are critical to the economic agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.