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Sen. Tejuoso Meets Buhari In Aso Rock Returns To APC,

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Two Senators who Senate President Bukola Saraki called as one of the fourteen senators defecting from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the People Democratic Party (PDP) have found their way back into the APC.

The Senator representing Ogun Central, Tejuoso, declared that he was now back in the APC during a meeting held between APC Senators and President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa.

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While introducing himself to the President, he said: “Mr President, your son has returned home.”

Also, Senator Adesoji Akanbi, Oyo South, whose name was listed in the names of the decamped senators was also in attendance He emphatically denied the list of defectors as dubious the following day, saying he remains a member of the APC.

Senator Shehu Sani from Kaduna, who had earlier indicated that he would be the first to leave the APC going by his disagreement with the current Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir EL-rufai, was also at the meeting, exchanging banters with his colleagues.

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Those attending the meeting included Sen. Adamu Aleiro, Bala Ibn Na-Allah, Aliyu Wamako, Ibrahim Gobir, Kabiru Marafa and Abu Ibrahim.

Others were Kabiru Gaya, Barau Jibrin, Abdullahi Gumel, Ahmed Lawan, Ali Ndume, Abubakar Kyari, Baba Kaka Garbai, Aliyu Abdullahi, David Umaru and Abdullahi Adamu.

Sen. George Akume, Francis Alimekhina, Andrew Uchendu, Magnus Abe, Ovie Omo-Agege, John Enoh, Nelson Effiong, Andy Uba, Sunny Ugboji, Hope Uzodinma, Ben Uwajimogu, Yusuf Abubakar and Oluremi Tinubu were also in attendance.

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Other senators in the meeting were Gbenga Ashafa, Solomon Adeola, Tayo Alasoadura, Ajayi Boroffice , Yele Omogunwa, Fatima Rasaki, Olanrewaju Tejuoso and Yahaya Abdullahi.

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki who seems to have initiated the defection of some of the members of the senate to the PDP was not in attendance at the meeting.

With Tejuoso and Akanbi and Sani now firmly identifying with the APC, the party has now increased its majority in the Upper Chamber to 54, enough to dictate the direction of policy.