President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over a meeting of the National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
The session commenced at 7:38 p.m. with the arrival of the President. It is the party’s second National Caucus meeting in 2025, following an earlier gathering held on February 25, and the first since Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda assumed office as APC National Chairman in July.
Proceedings opened with prayers led by the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), who offered the Muslim prayer, while Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, led the Christian prayer.
The meeting comes days after the APC rescheduled its National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings from December 15–16 to December 18–19. The NEC meeting is now expected to hold on Friday at the Presidential Villa.
Governors and top party chieftains were in attendance, including serving and former APC governors, as well as principal officers of the National Assembly.
Also sighted at the venue was former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, hours after being granted bail by an FCT High Court in Gwarimpa. Ngige is currently facing trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged abuse of office and acceptance of gifts valued at about ₦2.2 billion.
In a notable development, six governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party who recently defected to the APC were also present. They include Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno and Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas.
The APC National Caucus comprises the party’s highest decision-making leaders and typically brings together the President, Vice President, National Chairman, members of the National Working Committee, APC governors and other key stakeholders to deliberate on key political and organisational issues ahead of broader discussions at the NEC.
