President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting behind closed-door with some Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The Governors were led to the meeting with Buhari by the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State.
Tuesday’s meeting came at a period when leaders and stakeholders of the ruling party are weighing options for the choice of running mate for its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The parley was attended by the Chief of Staff to the President Professor Ibrahim Gambari; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha; Governors Babagana Zulum (Borno); Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna); Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa); Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa); Simon Lalong (Plateau); Yahaya Bello (Kogi) and Hope Uzodinma of Imo State.