American billionaire Bill Gates and Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, were in attendance at the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The meeting, presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima, took place at the Council Chambers of Aso Rock.
Among the attendees were several prominent Nigerian governors, including Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State, Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, and Lawal Dauda of Zamfara State.
Additionally, some federal ministers and deputy governors, who represented their principals, were present.
The NEC is a statutory body responsible for advising the President on economic matters. It comprises the Vice President, the 36 state governors, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Minister of Finance, and other key stakeholders in the economic sector.
In the previous NEC meeting, members ratified the nomination of six state governors as members of the Board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC).
These governors, representing Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, hailed from Borno, Katsina, Imo, Ekiti, Kwara, and Akwa Ibom States.
According to a statement from the Vice President’s office, signed by his spokesman Stanley Nkwocha, the NEC emphasized the critical role of the NDPHC in the nation’s economic development when approving these nominations.
The meeting also included presentations of key updates and recommendations from various ad hoc committees, further underlining the NEC’s ongoing efforts to address Nigeria’s economic challenges.
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