Speaker, Dogara his Deputy conspicuously absent at APC caucus meeting
Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara his Deputy, Lasun Yusuf were conspicuously absent at last night All Progressive Congress APC caucus meeting.
The meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has in attendance leaders of the party including national officers, state governors, former state governors, minister and National Assembly members.
Though Dogara and his Deputy had various fora declared that they are still in APC and will not leave the party despite their grievances.
After Senate President Bukola Saraki defected to PDP, political watchers was of the opinion that the speaker will follow suit, though Dogara had been hub nobbling with Saraki on matters that concerns National Assembly, but he has not attended any functions that has to do with APC.
Lasun on the other hand aggrieved of the last governorship primary in Osun state which he lost has also declared that he would stay in the party no matter what happens, since after the primary he also has not attended any meeting of the APC.
Making a surprise appearance at the meeting was former Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Godswill Akpabio, recently left the Peoples Democratic Party for the APC attended the meeting for the first time.
Others in attendance included Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; a national leader of the party, Ahmed Tinubu; and a former interim chairman, Bisi Akande.
State Governors at the meeting included those of Borno, Jigawa, Niger, Plateau, Kogi, Adamawa, Ondo, Kano, Ogun, Oyo, Katsina, Osun, Yobe, Nasarawa, Kebbi and Lagos.
Others included Femi Gbajabiamila, Martin Elechi, former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff; former Lagos State Governor, Buba Marwa; Lawrence Onoja, Jim Nwobodo, Kabiru Gaya, former APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun; former Enugu State Governor, Sylva Chime; former Edo State Governor, Osarieme Osunbor; former Senate President, Ken Nnamani; former Ekiti State Governor, Niyi Adebayo; Sylva Timipre, Don Etiebet, and Lai Mohammed.
Others were Senate leader, Ahmed Lawal; Hope Uzodinma, Godswill Akpabio, and Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, among others.
The ministers in attendance included Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Power, Works and Housing, Raji Fashola; and Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, among others.
