ABUJA– Bight Newspaper reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) and the creation of the Economic Management Team Emergency Taskforce (EET).
This is gathered from a statement issued on Wednesday by the President’s Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale.
The statement noted that the approval is sequel to a strategic plan to improve the nation’s economic governance frameworks and ensure robust and coordinated economic planning and implementation.
It also stated that the PECC has President Tinubu as its Chairman, and Vice President Shettima as Vice Chairman of PECC and NEC.
Members are President of the Nigerian Senate; Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security.
Others are Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Minister of Labour and Employment, and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy.
It also includes the Minister of Power, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Minister of State, Gas, Minister of Transportation, and Minister of Works.
The statement further explained that PECC will also comprise key members of the organised private sector, who will serve for a period not exceeding one year, subject to the president’s directive.
The incorporated members are Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Mr. Tony Elumelu, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabi’u, Ms. Amina Maina, Mr. Begun Ajayi-Kadir, Mrs. Funke Okpeke, and Dr. Doyin Salami.
Others are Mr. Patrick Okigbo, Mr. Kola Adesina, Mr. Segun Agbaje, Mr. Chidi Ajaere, Mr. Abdulkadir Aliu, and Mr. Rasheed Sarumi.
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