The newly appointed acting Minister of Finance, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday, attended the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting for the first time as a minister.
Upon her arrival at the State House, Abuja, she was asked to offer prayers during the opening of meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Minister of defence, Mansur Dan-Ali; minister of state for agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri; and minister of water resources, Mohammed Bello led Ahmed to her new seat.
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She was appointed to the position after the resignation of Mrs Kemi Adeosun who was alleged to have forged her NYSC exemption certificate.
Before her new appointment, Ahmed was the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning. She also held several critical positions in the past including the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and Managing Director, Kaduna Investment Company, to mention but a few.