President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening, hosted the founding fathers of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Some of the attendees included former governor of Lagos State and presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; former governor of Imo State and presidential hopeful, Sen. Rochas Okorocha; and Transportation minister Rotimi Amaechi, who is believed to nurse a presidential ambition, but has yet to formally declare his interest.
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Others in attendance included the first interim chairman of the party, Bisi Akande, Ogbonnaya Onu, Ibrahim Shekarau and Aliyu Wamakko.
Also in attendance were Governors Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna and Aminu Masari of Katsina.
The Chairman, Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party, Mai Mala Buni, and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, also attended the dinner.
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The get-together was to show President Buhari’s appreciation to the critical stakeholders for their continued support, understanding and cooperation to his administration, and to as well show appreciation for keeping faith with the goals and ideals of the ruling party.
The engagement was also in furtherance of genuine efforts by the Buhari administration aimed at ensuring a rancour free and successful National Convention of the party, slated for March 26.
Although, no official statement was issued on the outcome of the interactive dinner as at the time of filing this report, but President Buhari had earlier met with APC governors, national chairmanship aspirants of the party as well as the party’s leadership at the National Assembly during which issues relating to the APC National Convention were discussed.
The Convention, scheduled for Saturday, 26th March, 2022, is expected to produce new leaders that will lead the party into next year’s general election.
The President has been widely reported to be rooting for consensus candidates to emerge as officers of the new National Working Committee (NWC) of the party; topmost, a former Nasarawa governor, Abdullahi Adamu, as the next national chairman of the party.
