BREAKING: Buhari Absent At FEC Meeting For The 3rd Time In A Row [ #WhereIsThePresident]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari.

‎Upon his arrival around 11am, Osinbajo took charge at the meeting holding in the council chamber of the presidential villa in Abuja.

Mohammed Bello, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), and Udoma Udoma, minister of budget and national planning, offered the Muslim and Christian prayers, respectively.‎

There had been reports that Buhari would preside over the weekly meeting where key decisions about the country are made.

Buhari had earlier missed the meeting on two different occasions since he returned from a medical vacation in the UK on March 10.

His absence at key functions has raised concerns and fuelled speculations about his health, but the presidency has dismissed reports about Buhari being critically ill.

The president was at his office on Tuesday, and he received Abubakar Malami, minister of justice, and Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Shortly after meeting both men, Aisha, wife of the president, spoke about her husband’s health for the first time since he ended his medical vacation.

She thanked Nigerians for praying for her family and said his health condition was not as bad as perceived.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting has started. Vice President @profosinbajo is presiding. pic.twitter.com/mHBEJA9Xld

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) May 3, 2017

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Some reactions:

@NGRPresident @ProfOsinbajo All Nigerians are asking #whereisbuhari? Where is the bloodthirsty, wicked and evil mass murderer of 1000+ innocent Nigerians?

— Harun Elbinawi (@ELBINAWI) May 3, 2017

@ELBINAWI @NGRPresident @ProfOsinbajo Ask Gen Buratai?

— Mss Hafsat Omale (@hafsatomale1) May 3, 2017

@NGRPresident @ProfOsinbajo Same pple blaming Buhari for is incompetence are the 1c behaving as if they care.
Osinbajo is available in is absence, we re in safe hands.

— Ọ̀lásúnkànmí👷 (@SoonQie) May 3, 2017

@NGRPresident @ProfOsinbajo President Osinbanjo ! The able and undeterred Nigerian Leader. A courageous and principled man ….. Show the how it’s done sir !!!!!

— Francis Onu (@okaycee1) May 3, 2017

@NGRPresident @paulinsky2 @ProfOsinbajo Where is the Buhari that came out yesterday to quarrel NNPC and AGF?

— E. Obi-Akpere🇳🇬 (@Obiakpere) May 3, 2017

@NGRPresident @ogundamisi @ProfOsinbajo Where is buhari ?????

— Jerome chimbiko (@chimbiko_jerome) May 3, 2017

@NGRPresident @ProfOsinbajo Hmmmm. See as Nigeria don turn family business.. chai.. what a country!!!

— Ibekwe victor. (@Ibekwe14) May 3, 2017

@NGRPresident @ProfOsinbajo Aisha Buhari said PMB is doing fine, it’s gone too far, how can our president miss 4 consecutive FEC meetings.

— I am John Raul (@Exturz) May 3, 2017

@NGRPresident @aledeh @ProfOsinbajo But you guys said you boss okay ….oh he woke up late right ? Eti ya weyrey

— justdoit (@tundeglasses) May 3, 2017

@NGRPresident @ProfOsinbajo You guys should stop this play it’s enough. I have received enough insult that I don’t have president. So where’s my president ?

— Gabriel (@UGOTAGABRIEL) May 3, 2017

@NGRPresident @ProfOsinbajo Body without a head is a dead body….. where is the head of state?

— Maxwell (@maxx_900) May 3, 2017