Buhari, Saraki in closed-door meeting in Aso Rock

The duo met behind closed-doors inside the president’s office shortly after observing Jumaat prayer at the State House mosque.

Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Danjuma Goje, accompanied the Senate President to the Villa.

It would recalled that the Senate had cited “technical grounds” for rejecting President Muhammadu Buhari’s request seeking approval for the loan.

He stated: “I came here to pray. I have finished praying and I just had a general felicitation with the president. It did not go beyond that.

“We should not look at that (the loan request) as a reflection of the relationship between the Executive and the Legislature.

“Don’t let us politicise very important issues. As we said, this is work in progress.”