The outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan today May 27, attends his last Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting as the Nigeria’s President.
The outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan today May 27, attends his last Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting as Nigeria’s President.

The FEC includes the President as chief, Vice President, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, ministers, special advisers to the President, Head of Civil Service of the Federation and the National Security Adviser.
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It is the highest decision-making body in the country. Members of the council meet every Wednesday to accept contracts and other administration policies.

President Jonathan thanked Nigerians for the opportunity to serve Nigeria via his Facebook official page.

He said: “Today, I presided over the valedictory session of the Executive Council of the Federation of which it has been my privilege to chair these past four years. I thank God. I thank all those who served with me. I thank Nigerians for the opportunity to serve my country. May God bless Nigeria. GEJ.”

He used the meeting as a farewell session to thank council members for their support during his tenure.
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President Jonathan will be handing over to the president-elect Muhammadu Buhari on May 29, Friday, so this was the last time he was chairing the meeting.

The Council of state today, May 12, has ruled the date when the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari will receive handover notes from the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.
Babangida Aliyu, the governor of Niger state, said the council decided that the president-elect and the vice president-elect, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, would tour the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on May 28 to get handover notes same day.‎
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Gabriel Suswam, Benue state governor, while speaking with the State House reporters at the end of the meeting also confirmed this information.
The inauguration of the new administration, Suswam said, takes place on May 29.
The governor also stated that several leaders within and outside the content will attend the swearing-in ceremony as invitation cards and all preparations have been made for that occasion.

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Muhammadu Buhari was in attendance at the National Council of State meeting alongside with Shehu Shagari, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalam Abubakar and Ernest Shonekan.
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The transition committee of incoming and outgoing administrations has recently denied having any quarrel, despite the fact that the All Progressives Congress has blamed the acting government for refusing to cooperate with their party.

Few hours to inauguration, the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan, has officially presented his handover notes to the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.

The notes were presented inside the council chamber of the presidential villa today. This was done shortly after the president took Buhari round the seat of power.
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Vice president Namadi Sambo, also took the vice-president-elect, Mr Yemi Osinbajo, round his wing of the villa.

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Jonathan presented an executive summary of his hand over notes and a copy of the report of the National Conference to Buhari in the presence of All Progressives Congress chieftains, who accompanied him to the villa.
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In his remarks, Jonathan said his administration had done its best for the country.
Meanwhile, Buhari had disclosed that he would not make a bold statement until he has studied the handover notes.

The president-elect, however, commended Jonathan for conceding defeat in the March 28 presidential election.
He said: “Until I read and digest this notes from the President, I don’t think I will be in a position to make any strong contribution.
“But what I will say is since the telephone call you made, you have changed the course of Nigeria’s political history. For that you have earned yourself a place in our history, for stabilising this system of multi party democracy and you have earned the respect of not only Nigerians but world leaders.
“All the leaders that spoke to me and congratulated us for arriving at the point we arrived, mentioned this and I could understand, a lot of relief in their voices that Nigeria has made it after all  and this is largely owed to a situation.
“If you had wanted to make things difficult, you could have made things difficult and that would have been at the expense of lives of poor Nigerians, but you chose the part of honour and may God help all of us. Thank you very much your Excellency.”
Others at the villa include; the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Oyegun, members of the two parties’ transition committees, Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Muhammed.

Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, known as Charly Boy has shared amazing pictures of him and his wife Diane.

The 63-year-old celebrity got married to his beautiful African-American singer and former fashion designer Diane for 37 years . The couple have children together, and Charly Boy, who had been married before has children from past relationships.
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Recall that, the musician, who looks like he is in need of words of relief, took to his Facebook page recently, lamenting the unremarkable state of the Nation. He said that it might just make him crazy. He talked about the controversy surrounding his endorsement of Buhari. He said that on the preferred man for the job of president in Nigeria, he will rather sidon dey look.

Charly boy, also called Area father, has been a man with plenty ‘shades of controversies’. Just recently, he shared new photos on his Instagram page and he shared a new post on his Facebook page saying he is lucifer.