but must they be warned not to do that? why will they be so silly to recieve phone calls while in a meeting with the PRESIDENT?

OH Dear Lord, Please deliver this nation from the hands of the clowns disguised as our leaders that have held the nation captive.

For christ's sake isn't this supposed to be a basic meeting ethiquette? How can you r forking fone be switched on while attending a high profile meeting as the federal executive council's?

Jonathan and his bunch of confused clowns. SMH!

Wow, so people answer calls while in fec meeting. Na wa o. The whole thing is a joke.

And we'll still wonder y 9ja seems not to be moving forward

Making calls and recieveing sms in a meeting where national issues are discussed is the height of unseriousness by these guys.Tommorow these guys will be pinging

Highly disrespectful no matter what they want to clarify

It shows how unserious these people are and how inconsequential the office of the President is to his own team. The protocol officers in the presidency are bunch of useless clowns, why are they just waking up to their responsibility

if ministers dont respect the president why should the citizens respect him

The nigerian populace are complaining of high rate of unemployment, economic hardship and corruption, he is talking of switching off fonez during meeting, does that makes any difference?...will that solve the myriads of problems nigeria is facing now, and this post is even making the front page?..I think the front page should be made of post that are more beneficial and enlightening to the readers

good.

Common meeting in my office, it is a taboo to for the phone to ring, not talk about answering call sef.talkless of FEC meeting. Meeting that is suppoze to be of National issues. Smh seriously

Common meeting in my office, it is a taboo to for the phone to ring, not talk about answering call sef,talkless of FEC meeting. Meeting that is suppoze to be of National issues. Smh seriously

Okija_juju: ...[Dont know what to post.. Too busy enjoying the Kwara State Carnival .. >>>

how do you get these clips

the minister's probably know that the meeting is a farce and just a waste of time, whats d use of being attentive when you know that it's all a fiasco.

naija na comedy oh! so u mean some one can make calls in an executive council meeting. smh

Nice policy! These politicians can be so un-serious and undisciplined. I doubt if ministers can even bring in their cell phones to meetings with president obama. I'd love if they also ban "Yawning" during meetings too.

mtchew..students' phone dare not ring in my HOD's class during lectures,less making or receiving phone calls....

i do not blame the ministers but the president. If he carries any toga of seriousness people around him will read the mood and know that he is a serious man that means business. But from his outlook he is a complete clown, has little or no grasp of important national issue, celebrating wifes birthday in australia, when obj scolded govs then for goin for terry wayas party in london in 2001, then u ve a president celebrating a lavish birthday party for wifey in australia, when bombs were pratically goin off every 12hrs at home. Like i have always said GEJ has no other agenda than to be president!

Four things they do with their phones in FEC meetings

1. Browse nairaland romance section
2. Check their facebook and twitter accounts
3. Visit dating sites to arrange for ashawos
4. Watch Indecency pictures

Manner-less old people. Dem no dey even fear oga jona at all. Some dey even mess for FEC meetings sef

danjohn: I am not even a fan of GEJ and I think that this is very disrespectful. Cant these people put their phones on silent? GEJ is really timid. This is the type of thing that you nip in the bud. The first time a phone rings, you simply say "Minister Lagbaja, we are having a meeting, your call can wait. And that goes to all of you." After you do that once, everybody knows that taking calls during meetings is unacceptable. Shikena!!! This story makes the President look very weak.

Yes!the presido is timid,I quit agree with you.But then,this is the only country where mr no nothing can become a president.Just because some greedy thieves in our land say so.What do you expect,afterall the whole executives(including the president) work for the same bosses....na only the tittle make dem differend from each other.

amaham: Guess de presido don't want a cell-phone detonated IED to burst open his clueless skull

you're a fool. Its quite obvious you hav never been in a position of authority before and going by your dim witedness, you will never attain any position of Àuthority. Can you insult Mr President in his presence ? I doubt it

These ministers are bunch of indiscipline fellows. Courtesy demands that you switch off your or put it in silent mode phone when you are in a meeting. These people are disrespectful to the President and themselves

But they are allowed to download bootleg movies. I understand Mr. Bean is must watch during meetings.

danjohn: I am not even a fan of GEJ and I think that this is very disrespectful. Cant these people put their phones on silent? GEJ is really timid. This is the type of thing that you nip in the bud. The first time a phone rings, you simply say "Minister Lagbaja, we are having a meeting, your call can wait. And that goes to all of you." After you do that once, everybody knows that taking calls during meetings is unacceptable. Shikena!!! This story makes the President look very weak.

Good for sane minds. Nothing distracts much than that.

Really!!! I thought they weren't even allowed to enter such meetings with their phones and other electronic devices to counter any form of local or international espionage. I am really surprised.
This is a simple breach of security, common courtesy and protocol that shouldn't have been ignored in the first instance. That means it is easy to bug Aso Rock. I hope they have debugging devices at Aso Rock, if not they should get one ASAP.

Freezle: Thanks good, because structure has to be brought during meeting sections.

na which school grammar be dis?

ministers were banned from using phones during FEC meetings but Oronsaye and Bob Orti were not banned from interrupting the president during the presentation of the Ribadu report.Lol again,this is a funny president and we are seeing politics of pretence in action

Goes to show how pedestrian the people behind Mr Presidents communication management are. I was part of a contingent that attended a meeting with the Lagos State Governor in Alausa two years ago. He had a good percentage of his cabinet in attendance. ALL phones were switched off/handed in before the Governor was cleared to walk in. These are simple protocols that one must establish to have useful meetings in Nigeria. Why on earth is it news? Besides, there is a problem when you're meeting with the President of Nigeria and feel there is a more important call to make or sms to send.

Nigeria has suffered.

This is a serious issue dat everybody seems 2 b making light of.I can't evn get my head round dis news dat in a meeting wt nigeria's president,a mere minister has d guts to allow his/her fone to ring,talkless of answering d call.This indeed summarises d president we av.
Less I 4get,power has bn horrible in d past 2mths in lagos,fuel bn scarce;what a horrid presidency

If thats the way they(Presidency) want it, so be it. Who knows, may be Bokoharam always make secret calls to some of this bokoharam ministers to spy and get confidential info whenever the meetings are ongoing, hahahahaha, just guessing, but God knows.

what happened to the Cell Phones Jammer?



I guess no light to Power them!