President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the longest meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in the history of his administration at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting which started at about 11.00am, was still on going as at the time of filing this report (9.25pm).

NAN gathered that the meeting was to deliberate on over 25 memos from different Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

NAN observed that the meeting went for break twice to enable the cabinet members meet up with some spiritual obligations and other needs.

President Buhari had, before the commencement of the Council meeting today, inaugurated the North East Development Commission (NEDC), with retired Maj.-Gen. Paul Tarfa and Mohammed Alkali as Chairman and Managing Director/Chief Executive.

Members of the board include Musa Yashi, Executive Director Humanitarian Affairs; Muhammed Jawa, Executive Director Administration and Finance; Omar Mohammed, Executive Director Operations.

Others are David Kente, member representing the North East Zone; Asmau Mohammed, member representing North West Zone and Benjamin Adanyi, member representing North Central Zone.

Also on the board are Olawale Oshun, member representing South West Zone; Dr T. Ekechi, member representing the South East and Obasuke McDonald, member representing South South.

Buhari told members to commence the process of resettlement and rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons to their original homes or their new communities to bring social cohesion in the northeast.

According to him, the inauguration of the commission was in fulfilment of the promise he made to the people of the northeast.