The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over
by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, observed a minute of silence in
honour of the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train terror attack.
The meeting, which kicked off at exactly 10 am, had the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, calling for a
minute of silence to be observed first before the business of the day started
in earnest.
Terrorists attack resulted in the death of eight persons,
with over 46 people believed to have sustained various degrees of injury
including an unspecified number of people kidnapped.
In the manifest received from the Nigerian Railway
Corporation, 398 passengers bought tickets, but 362 were validated.
The passengers’ manifest excluded the NRC workers and
security officials on board the train, while several passengers could not be
accounted for.
Those in attendance at the FEC meeting were Vice-President Yemi
Osinbajo, and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, National
Security Adviser, Maj Gen, Babagana Monguno (retd), and Head of Civil Service
of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan.
Other cabinet members physically attending the meeting are
Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Finance, Budget and
National Planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed; and Justice, Abubakar Malami; Health, Dr.
Ehanire Osagie; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Works and Housing,
Babatunde Fashola; Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo; Humanitarian
Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq.
It also includes Minister of State for Labour and
Employment, Festus Keyamo; Minister of State Mines and Steel, Uche Ogar while
other ministers are attending virtually from their various offices.
President Buhari had earlier condemned the attacks,
directing security personnel to go after the bandits.
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