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Buhari hosts Tinubu, Onu, Okorocha, other APC founding fathers

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night hosted Senator Bola Tinubu and other founding fathers of Nigeria’s governing party, the All Progressive Congress APC to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The get together, he said was to show his appreciation to the critical stakeholders for their continued support, understanding and cooperation to his administration as well as keeping faith with the goals and ideals of the party.

The engagement was also in furtherance of genuine efforts by the Nigerian leader, aimed at ensuring a rancour free and successful National Convention of the party coming up on Saturday, March 26.

Also in attendance were the First Interim Chairman of the Party, Chief Bisi Akande, Bola Tinubu, Dr Ogbomnaya Onu, Rochas Okorocha, Ibrahim Shekarau and Aliyu Magatakarda Wamako.

Others are Governors Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduba, Aminu Masari of Katsina, and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.

Also in attendance were Chairman, Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party and Governor of Yobe, Mai Mala Buni and Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha.

Prior of the Thursday’s meeting with the founding fathers, President Buhari had hosted APC Governors, National Chairmanship Aspirants of the party and the leadership of the party at the National Assembly, during which issues relating to the APC National Convention were discussed.

 

 

 

 

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