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| President Muhammadu Buhari welcoming APC chieftain Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu to his office at the State House Abuja on Monday, October 30, 2017. PHOTO: PHILIP OJISUA |
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that before his meeting with Tinubu, Buhari had earlier met with the Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Dogara Yakubu.
The two separate meetings between the President and his visitors took place at the new Banquet hall.
President Buhari, had on Oct. 26, met with the leaders of the National Assembly after the cancellation of the planned dinner for lawmakers in the Presidential Villa.
The President was to host the lawmakers to dinner at the new Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja, by 8:30p.m. on Thursday.
He, however, met behind closed doors at his official residence with the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara with the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and some presidential aides in attendance.
President Buhari had earlier met with President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D’ivoire, who was on official visit to Nigeria.
Ouattara had since returned to Abidjan, the capital of Cote D’ivoire.
Source: The Guardian
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