Obi, who spoke at the 88th PDP National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja, said the party has great role to play in building a better Nigeria.
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Uzodinma spoke with State House Correspondents on the sidelines of the NEC meeting presided over the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.
The meeting is the first NEC for the year and the first for the newly sworn-in Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma.
The Atiku Bagudu-led National Economic Council Pension Fund Committee on Thursday submitted its interim report with a recommendation that NEC should invest at least N2trillion of the fund in infrastructural development in the country.
The meeting would be the last NEC meeting for the year 2019.
National President of the union, Usman Dutse, made the call at the opening ceremony of the 15th National Delegates Conference of ASUP held at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro in Ogun.
The council meeting is held monthly to deliberate on the coordination of the economic planning efforts and economic programmes of the various levels of government.
Lukman, who made the call at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, said that NEC meeting became necessary as it would assist in addressing crises in APC states, mismanagement of elections and affairs of the party.
In a statement signed by its Director-General, Salihu Lukman in Abuja on Wednesday, the forum said that Oshiomhole should either respect the provision of party constitution and convene a meeting to deliberate on the party’s challenges.
The National Economic Council, comprising the 36 Governors of the Federation, FCT Minister and Governor of the Central Bank, have commended President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) for driving the Ease of Doing Business reforms, which has seen Nigeria move up 15 places in the World Bank Doing Business Ranking for 2020.
The National Economic Council on Thursday urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to engage the National Intelligence Agency to identify markets for stolen products across the continent.
The vice president, by the provisions of Nigeria’s Constitution, is the chairman of NEC.
The NLC President, Dr. Ayuba Wabba, and its immediate past General Secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, who jointly signed the communiqué at the end of its meeting in Kano, called for the immediate implementation effective from the day the Minimum Wage was assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The National Economic Council says plans are underway to engage N-Power beneficiaries and National Youth Service Corps members in community policing.
Osinbajo, who chairs the NEC, is the head of Nigeria’s Economic Management team.
The National Executive Committee of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria has elected Dr. Amina Dangaji as interim National Sole Administrator of the association.
The decision to suspend the policy was taken by the National Economic Council under the chairmanship of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
The Office of the Vice President says the establishment of Ruga settlements is not being supervised by the office, contrary to claims in sections of the media.
The Presidency on Friday dismissed media report that the Federal Government had concluded arrangements to ban the Almajiri system of education.
The National Economic Council on Thursday set up a Security and Policing Committee to address the challenge of banditry, kidnapping, cultism and other security issues confronting the country.