JUST IN: Tinubu presides over APC caucus assembly

President Bola Tinubu is presently presiding over the nationwide caucus assembly of the All Progressives Congress on the State Home Convention Centre, Abuja.

Tuesday’s assembly started at 7:22 p.m. when Tinubu arrived on the venue.

It’s his first assembly of this nature since assuming the presidency 20 months in the past.

Nevertheless, journalists weren’t allowed into the primary corridor.

In 2024, the 2 essential periods, earlier scheduled for September 11 and 12 in Abuja, respectively, had been referred to as off.

Though the occasion didn’t state the explanations for the postponement, the Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, affirmed {that a} new date can be introduced.

In an unique interview with The PidomNigeria, the occasion’s Nationwide Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, revealed that the assembly will probably be held as scheduled and won’t be postponed.

He stated, “By the grace of God, the President will probably be there. He has already confirmed his attendance…no one is suspending something. The Nationwide Caucus and the NEC conferences will nonetheless be held Tuesday and Wednesday as scheduled.”

The Nationwide Caucus Assembly of the APC is a high-level strategic gathering of the occasion’s prime management, together with the President, Vice President, Nationwide Chairman, members of the Nationwide Working Committee, state governors beneath the occasion, and key stakeholders akin to former governors, ministers, and principal officers of the Nationwide Meeting.

It additionally permits the occasion management to align on political issues earlier than they’re deliberated on the NEC, which incorporates all state governors and different key financial decision-makers.

Additionally seated for the assembly are the Nationwide Chairman of the occasion, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje; Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; previous and current APC governors; former and serving Audio system of the Home of Representatives of the occasion; state occasion chairmen; the Nationwide Working Committee; and different stakeholders.

Different debuting appearances on the first caucus assembly are the previous Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; former Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, and former Senate President, Pius Anyim.

Early birds on the convention centre had been members of the Nigeria Governors Discussion board led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Prof. Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Uba Sani of Kaduna State, Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State, Hyacinth Alia of Benue State Governor, amongst others.

Additionally current had been South-South leaders of the governing occasion led by Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timiprey Silva.

Notable APC leaders akin to Senator Abdulaziz Yari, Former Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, Senator Aliyu Wammako, former Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello and the Minister of Price range and Financial Planning, Abubakar Bagudu are additionally seated.

In the meantime, the founding Nationwide Chairman of the occasion, Chief Bisi Akande, former occasion nationwide secretary, Dr Iyiola Omisore, Chief Olusegun Osoba, Senator Lola Ashiru and some others from the South-West are additionally current.

Others current are Senators Tahir Monguno and Lola Ashiru, amongst others.