President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently chairing the first All Progressives Congress (APC), Party Caucus meeting at the State House Conference Center, Abuja
The meeting commenced at 07:20 p.m. local time following the arrival of the President and the leader of the All Progressives Congress.
In attendance are the leadership of the National Assembly led by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.
Also in attendance are the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, as well as the former Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade.
Early attendees at the meeting included members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, led by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun; the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum; the Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani; the Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto; and the Governor of Benue State, Revd. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, among other serving governors.
Also present were South-south leaders of the ruling party led by Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timiprey Silva.
Notable leaders of the party from northern Nigeria present at the meeting included the former Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; the former Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al Makura, the former Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Wammako; Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Bago; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu amongst others.
Also in attendance were the founding National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande; Chief Iyiola Omisore; Chief Olusegun Osoba; Senator Lola Ashiru; and a few others from the South-West.
Senator Tahir Monguno, Senator Lola Ashiru and other hierarchy members of the party were also in attendance.
The National APC Caucus meeting is a high-level strategic gathering of the party’s top leadership, including the President, Vice President, National Chairman, members of the National Working Committee, state governors under the party, and key stakeholders such as former governors, ministers, and principal officers of the National Assembly.
It is a crucial forum for discussing the party’s internal affairs, policy direction, and pressing national issues ahead of the National Economic Council meeting.
It provides opportunities for the party leadership to align on political considerations before they are deliberated at the NEC, which includes all state governors and other key economic decision-makers.
Emmanuel Ukoh
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