Muhammadu Buhari came face-to-face with Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for the first time since July, three months after he dumped the president’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The two met during the 41st Conference and 73rd Executive Committee session of African Parliamentary Union (APU) in Abuja on Thursday, November 8, 2018.
Both leaders were all smiles as they shook hands and posed for photos before the president declared the event open with the President of ECOWAS Commission, Jeane Cloude Brou, and Chairperson APU committee, Rt. Hon. Cassama Cipriano, also present.
Saraki officially dumped the APC for the PDP on July 31, alleging that certain forces within the APC were bent on making the party uncomfortable for him and his associates. He noted that Buhari’s anti-corruption war was being used to target and silence some members of the legislature.
His departure back to the PDP led to weeks of war of words with the APC with the ruling party calling for his resignation as Senate President while also threatening to impeach him.
The former Kwara governor went on to contest for the PDP’s presidential ticket to enable him contest against Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. During his campaign, he launched several attacks against President Buhari’s administration.
However, he lost the ticket to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who has been tipped to be Buhari’s biggest challenger for the presidency at next year’s polls.
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