Tambuwal: APC, PDP in crucial meetings

Leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) and the main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) last night held separate meetings with lawmakers in the House of Representatives on their separate platforms.

While the main thrust of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) meeting with the members was on how to galvanise support for the removal of the embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, the opposition party’s national leadership, led by John  Odigie Oyegun, met to discuss how to ward off the impending move by PDP to impeach the speaker.
Tambuwal, last week, dumped the PDP for the APC on the floor of the House.
Investigation revealed that the PDP leaders’ meeting with the lawmakers, which was to hold at Wadata Plaza, the party’s national secretariat, was moved to the residence of its  National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu.
The APC meeting, however, held at the party’s national secretariat.
Addressing the lawmakers before the meeting dissolved into closed-door session, Oyegun thanked them for honouring the invitation.
His remarks:”  I want to thank you for responding to our call for a meeting. This is the first meeting I have a pleasure of inviting you as members of the APC.”
Turning to Tambuwal, who was present at the meeting, Oyegun lauded him for giving good leadership as Speaker and for having the courage to dump the PDP.
“You have been able to give credible leadership. A childish, arrogant government that relishes in impunity is today, making you one of the most popular politicians in the country. Your coming to the party is coming when the contrast between us and them is noticeable.”
The APC meeting commenced at 8 p.m. and was still ongoing at the time of filing this report.