Six governors were in Sokoto, yesterday, to beg their Sokoto counterpart, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, to rethink his call of deed for one more party.
Daily Sun gathered that the governors were junction rectifier to the parley by the Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum, Alhaji AbdulAzeez Abubakar Yari.
Others were Abubakar Bello of Niger, Bello Masari of Kastina, Kassim Shetima of Borno, Jubrilla Bindow of Adamawa and Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, all of the All Progressive Party (APC).
Although the governors had earlier declared that they were within the state to feel for Tambuwal, over attacks by suspected armed bandits that killed thirty-nine folks at Tabanni village, it had been gathered that their real intent was to prevail on the governor to not leave the party.
Shortly once the acknowledgment ceremony, wherever Yari spoke on their behalf, Tambuwal ushered the visiting governors into associate inner space wherever they command a private meeting that lasted for concerning 2 hours.
Thereafter, associate aide of 1 of the visiting governors aide, told Daily Sun the $64000 reason for the visit.
“They were in Sokoto to feel for the governor and to debate politics, particularly Tambuwal’s commit to leave the APC for the People’s party. they'll ne'er disclose this to the media,” the supply aforementioned.
The governors later emerged from the meeting at concerning 5:00pm, wherever they were concisely accosted by newsmen.
Governor Yari, who additionally spoke on behalf of his colleagues aforementioned they met to debate problems with insecurity and the way it is tackled.
He, however, declined to talk more once some newsmen threw flurry of queries at him; on their mission to Sokoto.
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