President Bola Tinubu convened the All Progressives Congress national caucus at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on December 18, 2025, as the party prepares for its National Executive Committee meeting and future political strategies. The gathering includes high-profile figures, including recent defectors from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, amid efforts to strengthen internal unity following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari earlier this year. Discussions focus on organisational priorities and alignment ahead of the 2027 elections.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) national caucus meeting, hosted by President Bola Tinubu at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, brought together key party leaders on December 18, 2025. Originally scheduled for December 15-16, the caucus and subsequent National Executive Committee (NEC) sessions were rescheduled to December 18-19 to allow for broader participation and to address emerging priorities.
Attendees included Vice President Kashim Shettima, who led top government officials, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu. Serving and former APC governors, members of the National Working Committee, and senior stakeholders were present, along with officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as observers. President Tinubu arrived at the venue at 7:38 pm.
Notably, six former governors who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC participated in their first high-level caucus: Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, Pastor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, and Agbu Kefas of Taraba State. Other prominent defectors included former Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa, former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim, and former Senate President Ken Nnamani.
The national caucus comprises the President and Vice President, former APC-affiliated presidents and vice presidents, sitting and former governors, National Assembly leaders, and zonal representatives. Party insiders described the meeting as strategic and consultative, aimed at reinforcing cohesion, reaffirming internal discipline, and harmonising positions before the NEC—the party's highest decision-making body—convenes.
Deliberations covered organisational priorities, state-level coordination, and stakeholder alignment across geopolitical zones. Sources indicate a focus on unifying senior figures around shared goals in the post-Buhari era, where the former president's death earlier in 2025 has prompted emphasis on continuity and stability. The gathering serves as a forum to exchange perspectives, resolve frictions, and build consensus as the party eyes primaries in 2026 for the 2027 general elections.
