President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night presided over the National Caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking the first of such gatherings since he assumed office on May 29, 2023.
The high-level meeting took place at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, with key party leaders in attendance. Discussions focussed on critical party matters and strategies for governance.
The meeting commenced by 07:20pm with the arrival of the President, who is the leader of the ruling party.
Among those in attendance were Vice President Kashim Shettima; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, and APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje.
Also present were APC Governors led by Imo’s Hope Uzodinma, who serves as Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum.
Other Governors in attendance were Babajide Sanwoolu (Lagos); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); Babagana Zulum (Borno); Uba Sani (Kaduna); Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto (Sokoto) and Hyacinth Alia (Benue) among others.
Notable leaders of the governing party present at the meeting included Senator Abdulaziz Yari, Former Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al Makura and Senator Aliyu Wammako
Founding National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande; Chief Iyiola Omisore, Chief Olusegun Osoba, Senator Lola Ashiru and few others from South-West were also present.
Also at the maiden caucus meeting were the former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara; former Cross River Governor Ben Ayade and Senator Anyim Pius Anyim.
