President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday attended the 15th meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
The meeting commenced at about 6:05 p.m. with the arrival of the President at the venue.
Friday’s session marked the ruling party’s second NEC meeting in 2025, following an earlier gathering held in February.
It was also the first NEC meeting since the emergence of Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda as national chairman of the party in July.
Proceedings opened with prayers led by the Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, who offered the Christian invocation.
The meeting followed the recent rescheduling of the APC National Caucus and NEC meetings from December 15 and 16 to December 18 and 19, with the NEC session fixed for the Presidential Villa.
Our correspondent observed the presence of several governors and top party leaders at the venue, including serving and former governors, as well as principal officers of the National Assembly.
Also in attendance were six governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who recently defected to the APC.
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 NEC is the party’s highest decision-making body between national conventions, comprising the President, Vice President, national chairman, members of the National Working Committee, governors and other key stakeholders responsible for taking binding decisions on party administration, policy direction and electoral preparations.