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Tinubu unveils Presidential Economic Coordination Council (FULL LIST)
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.
A statement issued to State House correspondents on
Wednesday by the President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, noted that the approvals
is sequel to a strategic move to bolster the nation’s economic governance
frameworks and ensure robust and coordinated economic planning and
implementation.
The statement noted that the PECC has President Tinubu as
its chairman and Vice President Shettima as its vice chairman.
Members of the council include the president of the Nigerian
Senate, chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Coordinating Minister for the
Economy and Minister of Finance, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security.