An emergency marathon meeting of the governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, ended late on Sunday night in Abuja, with a reaffirmation of the National Convention to hold in February.
The governors also passed a vote of confidence on Gov. Buni and two other governors in the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee – Abubakar Sani Bello and Gboyega Oyetola.
This was disclosed to journalists at the end of the meeting by the meeting, Chairman of the Forum and Kebbi state Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu.
The meeting was attended by at least 20 APC governors and held at the Kebbi state Governor’s Lodge in the Asokoro District of Abuja.
A roaster of the governors in attendance included: Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger), Mohammed Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi).
Others were Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Babajide Sanwoolu (Lagos), Simon Bako Lalong (Plateau), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), Hope Uzodinma (Imo), Ben Ayade (Cross River), Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Kwara), Babagana Zulum (Borno), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (Kano), Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti).
Bagudu said the governors accepted the holding of the National Convention in February but explained that the committee would have to consult further to fix the date.
