President Muhammadu Buhari has given assent to Executive Order 11 on national public buildings maintenance.
The signing of the document preceded cabinet meeting holding at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.
Speaking shortly before appending his signature, the Nigerian leader directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government (MDAs) to set up maintenance departments in line with the provisions of the new Executive Order.
He said the order now gives legal backing to the country’s national maintenance policy, following its earlier approval by the Federal Executive Council.
President Buhari added that government had already started utilising the policy to give face lift to some of its buildings like the federal secretariat Abuja and 24 others spread across the country.
Meanwhile, the President is presiding over the cabinet meeting, which is being attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan.
Others are the Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, Women Affairs, Pauline Talen and Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu.
Also present are the Ministers of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, as well as Ministers of State Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba and that of Science and Technology, Mohammed Abdullahi among others.
BELLO WAKILI
