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Akpabio’s visit to Tinubu part of consultations —Source
The visit of the Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, was part of the last-minute consultations on his planned defection to the APC, The PUNCH has learnt
A source privy to the meeting, and spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media, stated that Monday’s meeting which held in Abuja was at the instance of the PDP leader.
The source stated that Akpabio felt it was proper to visit the APC leader, who initiated the process of him joining the APC.
The source said, “Asiwaju started the whole process of bringing Akpabio to join the APC. The discussions and negotiations began a long time ago and what he (Akpabio) did when he came today was to just come for further consultations ahead of his formal declaration which is on Tuesday (Today)”.
The PUNCH, August 7, 2018
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