The caucus meeting was summoned by the presidency ahead of the National Executive Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday in Abuja to discuss modalities for the party’s national convention, whether to adopt direct primaries or delegate system primaries.
Former Delta State governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff were among prominent politicians who showed up at the All Progressive Congress Caucus meeting at the Presidential Villa, on Tuesday night.
The caucus meeting was summoned by the presidency ahead of the National Executive Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday in Abuja to discuss modalities for the party’s national convention, whether to adopt direct primaries or delegate system primaries.
The meeting which is currently taking place at the new banquet hall of the State House, began at about 8.30pm.
Among prominent politicians sighted at the meeting included the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, and the National Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole. The serving State Governors at the meeting included Borno, Jigawa, Niger, Plateau, Kogi, Adamawa, Ondo, Kano, Ogun, Oyo, Katsina, Osun, Yobe, Nasarawa, Kebbi, Imo, and Lagos. Also at the meeting were Segun Oni, Femi Gbajabiamila, former Ebonyi State Governor, Martin Elechi, former Lagos State Governor, Buba Marwa, Lawrence Onoja, Jim Nwobodo, Kabiru Gaya. Others are former APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, former Enugu State Governor, Sylva Chime, former Edo State Governor, Osaremen Osunbor.
Also in attendance were the former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, former Ekiti State governor, Niyi Adebayo, former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Goodwill Akpabio, former Bayelsa State Governor, Sylva Timipre, Don Etiebet, and the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed. Some senators and members of the House of Representatives also attended the meeting. The meeting was still in progress at the time of filing this report.
