Buhari meets APC chairmanship aspirants ahead national convention

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night met with national chairmanship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the party’s national convention on Saturday.

The President met with the aspirants with a bid to arrive at a consensus candidate among them.

In an earlier meeting with Progressive Governors’ Forum on Wednesday, the president had informed the governors that he was favourably disposed to choosing party leaders through consensus.

He directed the governors to come up with a “Unity List” for the party officers within the next 24 hours.

Chairmanship aspirants who were at the meeting with the president include; Abdullahi Adami, Ali Modu Sheriff, Abubakar Yari, Saliu Mustapha, George Akume, Tanko Almakura, Mohammed Musa and Mohammed Etsu.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari and Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni were also at the meeting.

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