BREAKING: Uzodimma, Okorocha holds crucial meeting with Tinubu in Aso Rock, details emerge

The governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma and one of his predecessors, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, are currently in a meeting with the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday, August 17.

Uzodimma and Okorocha are in Abuja at the moment to meet with President Tinubu in Aso Villa.

Uzodimma and Okorocha, who have been at war with each other in recent years, were accompanied to the Villa on Thursday, August 17, by the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, The Nation report added.

However, in less than five minutes, the trio came out in the company of the Governor of Lagos Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Ganduje, Sanwo-Olu accompanied Uzodimma, Okorocha to meet Tinubu It was however gathered the president had already left the office before their arrival.

The trio of Ganduje, Uzodimma and Okorocha also went to Vice President Kashim Shettima’s office.

A presidential source said Ganduje may take Uzodimma, who is the chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, his estranged party man Okorocha and Governor Sanwo-Olu to the president’s residence.

Although the agenda of the meeting was not made public at the time of filing this report, it may not be unconnected with the face-off between Uzodimma and Okorocha, who was Imo Governor between 2011 and 2019.

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This development was confirmed via a social media post by the chairman of the NGF and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma.