“Being the first FEC meeting, ordinarily the president will like to preside over it, to hear from the ministers on their first official engagements.” Nigeria
This is coming after months of delay in putting up a cabinet and criticisms over the competence of its members. Buhari left Abuja for Japan on Sunday to attend the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development . The event opened yesterday morning in Tokyo, Japan, and will run till August 30. The president is expected to return to Nigeria on August 31.
Some Nigerians, meanwhile, might stage a protest against Buhari at the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly slated for September 17, 2019. According to him, the protest will demand the release of all political prisoners, Omoyele Sowore, Sambo Dasuki and Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and the remaining Chibok girls including Leah Sharibu.Other petitions include stop to alleged killings by Fulani herdsmen, respect for the rule of law, provision of adequate security, and non-intimidation of the judiciary.
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