The President’s absence from Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting should not give any cause for concern.
That is the assurance offered by the Minister of Information and Tourism, Lai Muhammad, who is asking Nigerians not to misconstrue President Muhammadu Buhari’s absence from presiding over the FEC meeting as non-performance.
In an interview with Channels Television in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, the information minister explained that President Buhari has been performing his constitutional duties well.
He pointed out that that the President has been transparent about his health before now, and that he does not have to be physically present at the Federal Executive Council meetings before doing his job.
“I think the President has been quite transparent. The President has told you that he was ill a few month ago, he has come back and he is taking his time. It is not correct for you to say that you don’t see him at public functions – That’s not correct.
“The fact that a President or a minister does not come to office, does not mean he is not working. I’m here today for instance, those who have come to my office would not see me.
“Mr President receives ambassadors, he does all he ought’s to do but the fact that he didn’t come for the Federal Executive Council meeting does not mean he is ill and anyway, there is no compulsion for him to preside over every FEC meeting,” Mr Mohammed said.
