Tinubu, Akande, Osoba, others attend APC caucus meeting, Atiku absent
By Adegbokiki Ibraheem
The National leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba and others attended the meeting of National Caucus of the All Progressive Congress (APC) held last night at the new Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja.
The meeting has been scheduled before the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party slated for the party secretariat today.
The caucus meeting is constitutionally approved to be attended by the leaders of the party in states unlike the NEC membership which is statutory.
The National Caucus meeting started exactly 8.30pm when President Muhammadu Buhari walked in with Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who had been earlier met with Buhari walked alongside Chief Bisi Akande to the venue before the meeting started.
National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, Senate President Bukola Saraki, House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara and some Senators and House of Representatives members also attended.
The roll call: Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, Former Speaker Patricia Etteh, Former Deputy Speaker Chibudum Nwuche, Governors Rochas Okorocha (Imo) Yahaya Bello (Kogi) Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) Sani Bello (Niger) Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa) Mohammed Abubakar (Bauchi) Bindo Jibrila (Adamawa), Simon Lalong (Plateau).
Samuel Ortom (Benue) Aminu Maisari (Katsina), Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara) Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa) Kashim Shettima (Borno) Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) Rotimi Akaredolu (Ondo) Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) and Abiola Ajumobi (Oyo).
Osun State Deputy Governor, Titi Laoye-Tomori also attended.
Ministers: Chris Ngige (Labour and Employment), Rotimi Ameachi (Transportation) Lai Mohammed Information) Udoma Udo Udoma (Budget and Planning).
Others in attendance are former Governors Adams Oshiomhole (Edo), Segun Oshoba (Ogun), Segun Oni (Ekiti), Niyi Adebayo (Ondo), Jim Nwabodo (old Anambra State), Martins Elechi (Ebonyi), Ahmed Yerima (Zamfara), Timipreye Silva (Bayelsa), Joshua Dariye (Plateau) and former Military Administrator Buba Marwa.
There were also Chief Don Etiebet, Col. Abdulmumuni Aminu (retd), Senator Osita Izunaso, Senator Andy Uba.
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