Buhari suspends FEC to break Ramadan fast

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday suspended the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to enable Muslim members of the cabinet to break their Ramadan fast.

The meeting which started at about 11 a.m. had one previous break at 3,30p.m during which only three memoranda had been deliberated upon out of 24 slated for consideration.

The FEC resumed but it deliberations lasted until 6.45p.m just in time for Muslims to break their fast.

According to Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), the meeting was expected to resume deliberations after the religious obligations at about 7.15p.m.

Last Thursday, Vice President Osinbajo who presided over last week’s FEC meeting had also suspended the delayed meeting of FEC to receive a delegation from African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights.

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That meeting had earlier been moved from Wednesday to Thursday because of the Workers Day celebration.

Even though it was earlier scheduled to commence at 11 a.m, the absence of the Vice President who was out of Abuja for an undisclosed engagement that day, caused it to be rescheduled for 4 p.m.

The Vice President arrived at about 4.30pm to preside over the meeting.

But after about three and half hours of deliberations, he suspended the meeting at 7.50pm to receive the group and was expected to return to the Council Chamber of the presidential at the end of his session with the Rights group.

The meeting lasted well into the night.