Ajibola Basiru, spokesman of the senate, says the tussle for leadership of the national assembly is open and opposition is allowed.
Ajibola Basiru, spokesperson of the senate, says the tussle for leadership of the national assembly is open and opposition is allowedIn respect to the practice of zoning, the south-east is tipped by political analysts to produce the next senate president, while the race to speakership is between the north-west and the north-central.
Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Basiru said the ruling party is not dismissing the force of the opposition, but said “possibility of them agreeing may fall flat before it begins.” “We will not dismiss them. We are taking them very serious and I think my leaders are also taking them serious and we believe that with the majority that we have, we should produce leadership of both the senate and house of representatives.”
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