Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
The Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, on Wednesday took a swipe at the
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, over the
current fuel crisis in the country.
Lawal slammed the minister at the
Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja shortly before the
commencement of a meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over
by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The SGF had been struggling
unsuccessfully to make ministers who were busy exchanging pleasantries
settle down ahead of Buhari’s arrival.
Not even his announcement that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was already seated was enough to make the ministers settle down.
Disturbed that the venue was still in a
rowdy situation, Lawal looked round and saw Kachikwu shaking hands and
discussing with a colleague.
The helpless SGF then said loudly but jokingly, “Kachikwu, there is no fuel and you are there shaking hands!”
While the venue erupted in laughter, the
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola also
replied Lawal, saying, “There is fuel. It is N107.”
The meeting which Lawal said would be very short is currently ongoing with Buhari presiding.
The SGF announced to the ministers to
keep their contributions during the meeting short, saying jokingly, “all
those grammar should be avoided.”
He also said the only item that would be
accommodated under AOB would be a presentation by the Minister of
Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige.
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