Ahead of Edo 2020 Guber Election: Obaseki and 7 other APC Governors meeting Tinubu

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Sunday meet national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over his second term ambition, in accompany of others seven APC Governors

Omokoshaban learn that the behind close doors meeting was held at the State House, Marina, Lagos.

 It was also gathered that apart Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, who is chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, other governors present at the meeting included Governors Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) and Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano).

Though the details of the meeting were not disclosed, it was gathered that the embattled governor of Edo State, Obaseki, who was also at the closed-door meeting, approached Tinubu to prevail on his estranged godfather, Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the APC, to allow him to secure a second term.

Confirming the meeting to Vanguard, the source, who pleaded anonymity said: “Yes, it is true.”

The source also said: “They met at the State House Marina, there were about eight or nine of them (governors) led by Governor Atiku Gbagudu of Kebbi State, who is the chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum. It was a closed-door meeting.

“Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State was there, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State was also there and Obaseki himself was there. That is all I know.”

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