President Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu during a meeting with APC founding fathers ahead of the Party's National Convention held Thursday night at the Residence State House Abuja.

President Buhari hosts Founding Fathers of APC

By Timothy Choji, Abuja

Last updated Mar 25, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night hosted the founding fathers of Nigeria’s governing party, the All Progressive Congress APC to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The get together, he said was to show his appreciation to the critical stakeholders for their continued support, understanding and cooperation to his administration as well as keeping faith with the goals and ideals of the party.

L-R President Muhammadu Buhari, Sen Rocharles Okorocha, Sen Aliyu Wammako, Mal Ibrahim Shekarau and Dr Ogbonnya Onuh during a meeting with APC founding fathers ahead of the Party’s National Convention held Thursday night at the Residence State House Abuja.

L-R Sen Aliyu Wammako, Dr Ogbonnya Onuh, Chief Bisi Akande and Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, President Muhammadu Buhari, Mai Mala Buni and SGF Mr Boss Mustapha during a meeting with APC founding fathers ahead of the Party’s National Convention held Thursday night at the Residence State House Abuja.

L-R;M Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, SGF Mr Boss Mustapha and Senator Rocharles Okorocha during a meeting with APC founding fathers ahead of the Party’s National Convention held Thursday night at the Residence State House Abuja.

The engagement was also in furtherance of genuine efforts by the Nigerian leader, aimed at ensuring a rancour free and successful National Convention of the party coming up on Saturday, March 26.

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In attendance were the First Interim Chairman of the Party, Chief Bisi Akande, Bola Tinubu, Dr Ogbomnaya Onu, Rochas Okorocha, Ibrahim Shekarau and Aliyu Magatakarda Wamako.

Others are Governors Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduba, Aminu Masari of Katsina, and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Transportations Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi during a meeting with APC founding fathers ahead of the Party’s National Convention held Thursday night at the Residence State House Abuja.

Also in attendance were Chairman, Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party and Governor of Yobe, Mai Mala Buni and Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha.

Details of the interactive dinner held behind closed doors were not disclosed.

It would be recalled that President Buhari had earlier hosted APC Governors, National Chairmanship Aspirants of the party and the leadership of the party at the National Assembly, during which issues relating to the APC National Convention were discussed.

Nneka Ukachukwu

APC