Buhari, APC Governors Meet Behind Closed Door In Aso Rock In Aso Rock

Against the gale of defections from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari has met with governors elected under the party behind closed-door.

The meeting took place at the First Lady’s Wing of the Presidential villa, Abuja.

Even though no agenda of the meeting was made public, it was expected to review the recent developments in the party before the planned departure for a 10-day holiday by the president.

At the meeting were governors of Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Aminu Masari (Katsina), Kashim Shettima (Borno), Yahaya Bello (Kogi) and Rochas Okorocha (Imo).

Others are Ibikunle Amosu (Ogun), Umar Ganduje (Kano), Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Simeon Lalong (Plateau), Sani Bello (Niger) and Deputy Governor of Osun State, TitilayoLaoye-Tomori
Absent were the governors Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe) and Mohammed Abubakar (Bauchi).

Also at the meeting the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and the Minister of Justice/Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

President arrived for the meeting at 9.44pm as it thereafter went into a closed door session.