10th NASS Leadership: Tinubu In Secret Talks With Opposition Members-elect - Latest News
It was learnt that the incoming federal lawmakers were led to Tinubu Lagos residence by the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the “anointed” aspirant of APC for the speakership slot, Tajudeen Abass.
It was gathered that Betara, who is leading the opposition against the zoning of the leadership of the House by APC, met Tinubu moment after the session with the opposition lawmakers. According to him, it was planned by Gbajabiamila to demonstrate and convince the president-elect about the extent and strength of mobilisation by the team rooting for Abbas and for Tinubu to openly canvass and throw his weight behind him.
It was gathered that Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, was coordinating the action of the governors of the six states in the geopolitical zone. Gagdi, who spoke on behalf of the aspirants, said the APC should expect a repeat of 2015 scenario at the 10th National assembly. The party had in 2015 endorsed Ahmad Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila for the position of the Senate president and Speaker of House of Representatives respectively but the preferred candidates lost to Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara who clinged the positions.
Specifically, Wase noted that for such a decision to be arrived at, there was need for serious consultations with all members. “We do not want a repeat of what has happened in the past. We should not forget about the “Tambuwalisation” of what happened in the House of Representatives. We should not forget about the emergence of how Saraki became the senate president. The party as of today we do not have the majority to be that arrogant, and we should take people for granted.”
The chairman clarified that the statement issued by the party clearly stated that the party leadership would endeavour to do more consultations so that everyone would be carried along. The governor said, “It is trite to aver, that, it stands logic on the head that one geo-political zone, Northwest in this regard, will be favoured with two presiding officers positions out of four while North Central suffers the consequences for its innocence and shrewd loyalty by having none.
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