Aso Rock Closed-Door Parley: Tinubu Meets Abbas, Elumelu, Key Governors Sani, Alia, AbdulRasaq
President Bola Tinubu on Friday held a high-profile closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa (Aso Rock) in Abuja with key political and business figures, including Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, billionaire entrepreneur Tony Elumelu (noted in the original headline, though some reports clarify related attendees), Kaduna State Governor Senator Uba Sani, Benue State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (who also serves as Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum), and National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Other mentions in related coverage include separate or overlapping engagements, such as with Chidi Ajaere of God is Good Motors. The meeting, which occurred amid heightened national discussions on security and governance, came shortly after reports of an attempted arrest of former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by operatives of the Department of State Service...