A day after meeting the All Progressives Congress (APC) federal lawmakers-elect, President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday afternoon, met with 109 Senators-elect and
360 House of Representatives members-elect at the Presidential Villa Abuja, where he urged the lawmakers-elect to close ranks and support the APC consensus candidates for the 10th National Assembly leadership positions.
LEADERSHIP reports that the APC preferred candidates are Senator Godswill Akpabio, Senator Jibrin Barau, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Hon. Benjamin Kalu. The president, who was accompanied to the meeting by the Vice President, Kassim Shettima, incumbent Senate President Ahmed Lawan, incumbent Speaker and Chief of Staff-designate, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and other key leaders, said this was in the interest of delivering a working country and ensuring a smooth take-off of his government with the seamless election of next National Assembly presiding officers.
According to Tinubu, the four chosen ranking lawmakers for the Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, have the capacity, competence, experience and inclusive spirit and humility to deliver on a stable and progressive parliament that understands the urgency and need to solve critical national problems with parliamentary instruments.
The President and his Vice President spoke in a humble way with open mind on the need for lawmakers to join hands with him to deliver by supporting and electing Akpabio and Barau as Senate President and Deputy respectively, and Abass and Kalu as Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively.
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