By Mabeline Amara, Abuja
In what appears as a true reflection of the popular statement — no permanent friends or permanent enemies but only permanent interests in politics — six former governors elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday night, attended ruling party’s National Caucus meeting at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The defecting PDP governors, Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers); Peter Mbah (Enugu); Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta); Douye Diri (Bayelsa); Pastor Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom) and Agbu Kefas (Taraba) participated in their first high-level caucus session since dumping the PDP for the APC.
Also attending the meeting were former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, and former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, all previously leading figures in the PDP before joining the APC fold.
Vice President Kashim Shettima led the top-ranking government officials at the meeting, alongside Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu.
It is important to note that serving and former APC governors, members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and senior party stakeholders also attended the meeting while the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were present as observers.
President Bola Tinubu later arrived at the State House Conference Centre at about 7:38pm while the meeting was still underway at press time.
