President Buhari meets aggrieved APC senators ahead of 2019

– President Muhammadu Buhari is not relenting in his ongoing efforts to resolve the APC crisis

– The president has been meeting with the party’s stakeholders to ensure the crisis do not fester

– Buhari on Monday, November 5, met with senators elected on the platform of the ruling party

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, November 5, met with some senators elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Legit.ng gathered that the meeting was part of ongoing efforts by the president to resolve the crisis that followed the primary elections of the party across the country.

The ruling party has been entangled in crisis after the controversial primaries with some key stakeholders of the APC, calling for the removal of its national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

President Buhari has personally waded into the matter, meeting with various interest groups within the party, to ensure the crisis does not fester and affect the APC in the forthcoming general elections.

The meeting with the senators was held inside the president’s official residence inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Some of the senators who attended the meeting with the president are those who did not secure the party’s ticket to seek re-election to the Senate.

They were led to the meeting by the Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan.

Those who attended the meeting included Senator Abdullahi Gumel, Senator Sani Mustapha, Senator Olanrewaju Tejuosho, Senator Gbenga Ashafa and Senator Ibrahim Kurfi.

Some serving ministers were also present, including the minister of state aviation, Captain Hadi Sirika and minister of water resources, Suleiman Adamu.

The president had earlier met with aggrieved APC members in the House of Representatives and members of APC Aspirants Forum.

He had also met with aggrieved state governors on many occasions.

On Sunday, November 4, he met with three south-west governors behind closed doors.

The affected governors included Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti