Buhari Meets APC Governors Ahead Of National Convention
President Muhammadu Buhari is having a meeting with members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum led by their Chairman, Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State.
The meeting is holding at the Council Chambers, the State House.
Buhari will also meet with the seven aspirants vying for the office of national chairman of the All Progressives Congress at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
They are Niger-East lawmaker, Senator Sani Musa; a former governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura; a former governor of Benue State, George Akume; an ex-governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari; another former governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Adamu; Saliu Mustapha and Mohammed Etsu.
Earlier, the aspirants had been screened by the Masari-led screening committee which held at the Katsina State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Tuesday at 10pm.
Although the main discussion of Wednesday’s meeting couldn’t be officially confirmed as of the time of filing this report, it is believed that the President will either reveal his consensus plans or enable an open race.