Six governors who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday attended their first caucus meeting of the ruling party at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
Naijaonpoint reports that the meeting, which drew top-ranking APC leaders from across the country, is being held amid heightened political realignments following the wave of defections from the opposition PDP.
The governors who dumped the PDP for the APC and are attending the caucus meeting are Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, Pastor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, and Agbu Kefas of Taraba State.
Thursday’s meeting marked their first official participation in an APC caucus since their defection from the opposition party.
Also present at the meeting are several prominent former PDP leaders who have since aligned with the APC.
They include a former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, a former President of the Senate, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, and another former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani.
The caucus meeting attracted key figures in the current APC-led federal government, including the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima; President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.
Others in attendance are the Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu.
Serving and former APC governors, as well as members of the party’s National Working Committee, are also participating in the meeting.
Naijaonpoint understands that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were present to observe the proceedings, in line with regulatory requirements for political party activities.
According to Vanguard, President Bola Tinubu arrived at the venue of the caucus meeting at exactly 7:38pm, formally kicking off deliberations expected to shape key party decisions ahead of future political engagements.