President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday rescheduled the Federal Executive Council meeting to a yet-to-be-announced date.
Initially scheduled for today, the council meeting was postponed in honour of Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, who passed away on Tuesday night.
After announcing the postponement at the Council Chamber, Vice President Kashim Shettima led other council members in observing a minute’s silence in honour of the late Army Chief.
Shettima also announced that ministers would proceed to Tinubu’s official residence to pay him a condolence visit.
Earlier on Wednesday, President Tinubu expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Lagbaja family and the Nigerian Armed Forces.
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has described the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, as a significant loss to the country. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday. Makinde described Lagbaja as a patriot and one of the finest military officers. He also commiserate with President Bola Tinubu and the immediate family […]
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