By Cross Udo, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday hosted the founding fathers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The dinner, organised by the President himself, 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 governing party for national salvation.
The engagement it was gathered, was also in furtherance of genuine efforts by the President at ensuring a rancour-free and successful National Convention of the party coming up on Saturday.
In attendance were the first interim national chairman of party, Chief Bisi Akande, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Dr Ogbomnaya Onu, Rochas Okorocha, Ibrahim Shekarau and Aliyu Wamako.
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Others were governors, Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna State), Aminu Masari (Katsina), Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Chairman, Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, as well as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.
Details of the interactive dinner held behind closed doors were not disclosed.
Recall that Buhari had on Wednesday met with the APC governors and the national chairmanship aspirants of the party and earlier yesterday, met with the APC caucus of the National Assembly, during which issues relating to the APC national convention were discussed.
