The National Assembly leadership was led to the meeting by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House, Hon Yakubu Dogara.
The meeting started as soon Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as well as some of their aides joined the lawmakers for the meeting at about 9:15.
The other National Assembly leaders who arrived the venue of the meeting alongside Saraki and Dogara at about 8:45pm included the Senate Majority Leader, Ali Ndume; Senate Minority Whip, Phillip Aduda; Senate Deputy Majority Leader, Bala Ibn Na'Allah and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio.
Others were Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun and House Majority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Also at the meeting from the presidency's side was the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal. But the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu was absent during the meeting
LEADERSHIP gathered that the meeting, which started at about 9:30pm bordered mainly on efforts at uniting the Presidency and the National Assembly leadership after what seemed like a frosty relationship between the two arms of government since the inauguration of the 8th National Assembly.
The meeting was said to have been facilitated by the senior special assistant to the president on National Assembly Matters (SSA Senate), Sen Ita Enang and the SSA (House of Representatives), Hon Suleiman Kawu.
It was further gathered that the meeting was to create the needed cordial relationship between the executive and National Assembly after the bad blood that had been running between them over the appointment of the principal officers, particularly in the senate.
This was the second time Saraki would be meeting with Buhari in Aso Rock after his controversial emergence in June, the first being on October 1 during the Independence Day celebration.
LEADERSHIP recalls that the House of Representatives, following a motion last week had mandated Dogara to find ways of intervening in the lingering dispute between the Senate and the Presidency.
