The All Progressives Congress, APC, has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu will be present to chair today’s National Caucus meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
This was revealed by the National Secretary of the APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH.
He said, “By the grace of God, the President will be there. He has already confirmed his attendance.”
Basiru also dismissed the fear that both the Caucus and National Executive Committee meetings, slated for Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, may be called off yet again.
“No, nobody is postponing anything. The National Caucus and the NEC meetings will still be held Tuesday and Wednesday as scheduled,” he assured.
Last year, the two important sessions, slated for September 11 and 12 in Abuja, respectively, were canceled.
Although no reason was offered for the indefinite postponement, the APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, stated that a new date would be announced later.
However, five months after it was cancelled, questions have been raised about when the ruling party intends to reschedule the NEC meeting.
However, the APC remained silent on the issue, with members of the National Working Committee chorusing very soon’ whenever they were pressed for fresh dates.
Our correspondent, however, learned from a leaked memo signed by Basiru that, while the National Caucus meeting will be held at the Presidential Villa banquet hall on February 25, the party’s national secretariat in Abuja will host the NEC the following day.
The statement read, “Distinguished colleagues, kindly circulate the following to all party stakeholders in the states that the National Caucus of the party is scheduled to hold on Tuesday, 25 February 2025, at the Banquet of the Presidential Villa by 6 pm.
“The National Executive Committee is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 26 February 2025, at the National Secretariat of the Party. Best regards.”
The party’s two statutory organs will be chaired by President Bola Tinubu, with Vice President Kashim Shettima and former President Muhammadu Buhari in attendance.
Other expected attendees include the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje; the current Senate President, Dr. Godswill Akpabio; and his predecessor, past and present APC governors, and former and serving Speakers of the House of Representatives.
