NEWS:PDP Chieftain Uduaghan, Attends APC Caucus Meeting.

The former governor of Delta state, Emmanuel Uduaghan, who was speculated to have finalized plans of dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, yesterday attended the All Progressives Congress’ national caucus meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The meeting which held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja started at about 8.30pm held inside the new Banquet Hall and had leaders of the party including national officers, state governors, former state governors, minister and National Assembly members in attendance.

It was gathered that top agenda in the ruling party’s meeting was issue bothering on the preparation for the 2019 general elections.Senator Godswill Akpabio, who joined the APC recently, attended his first party meeting.

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 participated.

The ministers in attendance included Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Power, Works and Housing, Raji Fashola; and Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, among others.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.