Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday, met with some leaders of the party in the South West in a bid to ensure a rancour free campaign ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The Lagos meeting, which was presided over by former interim Chairman of APC, Bisi Akande and former Ogun Governor Chief Olusegun Osoba, also had in attendance Gov Kayode Fayemi as well as APC gubernatorial aspirants in the South West and also other aspirants for the National Assembly.
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Daily Trust Saturday gathered that the meeting was also aimed at strategizing at how the region present a common ground ahead of the APC presidential election.
Apart from the aspirants also in attendance were the former Governor of Lagos State and Works and Housing Minister Mr Babatunde Fashola, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Industry, Trade & Investment Minister Chief Niyi Adebayo, Governors Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state and Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state.
Others included former Osun State Governor and Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola and the APC National Secretary Otunba Iyiola Omisore.