The meeting was the fourth virtual meeting as the nation complies with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) protocol on COVID-19 pandemic.
Governors joined the virtual NEC from their respective states.
At the last virtual meeting on Aug. 20, NEC disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the sum of β¦13 billion for the implementation of community policing in the country.
It said the presidentβs gesture was borne out of his resolve to rejig the security architecture in the country and deliver a more effective policing.
Constitutionally, Osinbajo is the chairman of NEC which meets monthly to deliberate on the coordination of economic planning and programmes of various levels of government.
NEC comprises the 36 state governors, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Minister of Finance, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation,Β Secretary to the Government of the Federation and other relevant government officials whose duties hinged on the economy.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
