ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – In order to stem the crisis currently rocking the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) over the just concluded election in National Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari today (Tuesday) met behind closed doors at his Aso Drive residence with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, alongside some leaders of the APC.
The President met them shortly after his return from the just-concluded 25th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The agenda of the meeting was not made public.
The APC has been embroiled in crisis since the emergence of the new leadership of the National Assembly.
It will be recalled that Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara emerged the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively as against those who were candidates of the party.
The party had adopted Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila respectively for the two positions. The two emerged winners in a shadow poll earlier conducted by APC leadership at the International Conference Centre, Abuja prior to National Assembly leadership election.
Shortly after Saraki emerged winner, one of the prominent politicians he visited is Atiku.
The issue of Buhari’s yet-to-be-constituted cabinet might also have formed part of the deliberation.
Others in the meeting were the party’s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun; Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Bello Masari; and the Nasarawa State Governor, Alhaji Tanko Al-Makura.