Tinubu hosts APC National Caucus, welcomes six defected PDP governors at strategy meeting

President Bola Tinubu convened a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Caucus at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday evening, marking a significant gathering to align the party’s strategy ahead of upcoming political events.

The meeting was notable for the attendance of six sitting governors who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), and Agbu Kefas (Taraba).

They were joined by other prominent former PDP figures now in the APC, including ex-Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, and former Senate Presidents Anyim Pius Anyim and Ken Nnamani.

The rescheduled meeting, which was moved from December 15-16 to December 18-19, served as a strategic consultation to reinforce party unity, discipline, and consensus before the larger National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.

Insiders described it as crucial for harmonizing positions, reviewing priorities, and ensuring cohesion across all geopolitical zones, particularly as the party looks toward the 2027 election cycle.

The caucus, comprising the party’s top echelon, saw the presence of Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu.

President Tinubu arrived at the venue at 7:38 p.m. to lead the discussions, which were also viewed as a confidence-building measure following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, aiming to project stability and continuity within the ruling party.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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