Buhari in crucial meeting with APC governors

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with governors of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).

The meeting, which began at about few minutes to 10 p.m. is holding inside the conference room of the office of the wife of the president at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.

Although, no agenda of the meeting was made available to the media, it is believed to be connected to the gale of defections within the APC.

Senate President Bukola Saraki, governors of Benue, Kwara and Sokoto as well as the deputy governor of Kano all left the APC and joined the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Fourteen senators and 37 members of the House of Representatives also defected from the APC last week.

Mr. Buhari had earlier met with some APC senators and national chairman of APC over the defections.

Wednesday night’s meeting is being attended by Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos, Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Rochas Okorocha of Imo, Kashim Shettima of Borno, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, Abubakar Bello of Niger, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, Simon Lalong of Plateau, Mohammed Jibrilla of Adamawa, Abubakar Bugudu of Kebbi and Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State.

Also present is the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole; and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha.