{"id":91721,"date":"2018-10-02T15:58:47","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T14:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=91721"},"modified":"2018-10-02T15:58:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T14:58:47","slug":"presidency-cancels-fec-meeting-over-apc-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/presidency-cancels-fec-meeting-over-apc-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidency cancels FEC meeting over APC primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Presidency on Tuesday said it has cancelled the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council that would have been held on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement, attributed the cancellation to the ongoing primaries of the All Progressives Congress.<\/p>\n<p>He said some members of the council were deeply involved in the exercise holding across states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Federal Executive Council meeting will not take place on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. This is informed by the ongoing political activities, particularly party primaries, in which some members of the Council are deeply involved in various states of the federation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The council\u2019s meetings hold every Wednesday, with President Muhammadu Buhari presiding, but Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo stands in for the President whenever he is not available.<\/p>\n<p>Osinbajo presided over last week\u2019s meeting as Buhari was attending the 73rd United Nations General Assembly which held in New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Presidency on Tuesday said it has cancelled the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council that would have been held on Wednesday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement, attributed the cancellation to the ongoing primaries of the All Progressives Congress. 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