President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening met behind closed doors with the leadership of the National Assembly.
The meeting was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
It started at about 9.10pm with the arrival of President Buhari.
The meeting was attended by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; his deputy, Lasun Yusuf; Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan; House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila; Senator Sola Adeyeye, Philip Adudu, House Chief Whip, Al-Hassan Dogowa, and Deputy Whip, Pally Iriase.
From the executive arm, Buhari was joined by his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina; Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu; and Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang.
The agenda of the meeting was not made public.
It is, however, believed that the delay in passing the 2018 Budget, the controversial amendment to the Electoral Act and the Peace Corps Bill formed part of discussions at the meeting.
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