The battle for the speakership of the 10th National Assembly has taken a new dimension as the aggrieved aspirants are seeking to form a consensus
It would be recalled that aggrieved lawmakers- Muktar Betara, Idris Wase, Aminu Jaji, Alhassan Doguwa and Sada Soli formed a coalition to battle Abbas, the candidate endorsed by the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
“We can pick the candidate from among ourselves, but will all sit down and decide on it. I assure all of you it is only one person that God would choose to be Speaker. During the meeting in Abuja, Abbas said there is an ongoing conversation with Wase, Betara, Onuoha and others. DAILY POST learnt that there has been pressure on Shettima and Abdulahi Adamu to stop the rebellion in the House.
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