Osinbajo, Dogara Meet over Presidency, NASS Rift

Professor Yemi Osinbajo has been
reported to have held a secret meeting with his All Progressives Congress colleague, Yakubu Dogara on the bad blood between the legislature and the executive.

A late night meeting between the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr.
Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday was one of the political solutions being adopted to resolve the ongoing disagreement between the
Presidency and the National Assembly, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.

A correspondent learnt that the meeting, which was said to be strictly between Osinbajo and Dogara, was held at the Acting
President’s official residence, Aguda House, inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

A government official said the meeting was a continuation of the fence-mending measures being adopted due to the disagreement between the Presidency and
the National Assembly.

The source said, “You are aware that there had been a series of meetings in the last few days aimed at finding a lasting solution
to the disagreement between the National Assembly and the Presidency.

“In fact, the leadership of the All
Progressives Congress had waded into the matter. Party leaders have met with all the stakeholders. Apart from that, you are aware that the Acting President had met with both
the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

“It is not in doubt that the two arms of government mean well for the country.

There will definitely be disagreements in the process, but they will be resolved. The
resolution is a continuous process. You will still see more of such meetings until both arms arrive at a common position on the
issues at stake.”

The source, however, did not disclose the specific resolutions reached at the meeting.

Meanwhile, a Presidency source told our correspondent that the meeting was routine.

“The meeting was between the Acting President and the Speaker. Principal officers of the House of Representatives were not
involved in the meeting. As a matter of fact, the meeting was a routine one. There was nothing special about it,” the official said.