Senate Presidency: Fresh Plot Emerges as Akpabio, Adamu, Meet Tinubu
- Godswill Akpabio, a former governor and senator-elect, met with Bola Tinubu less than 24 hours after the president-elect's return to the country
- In what seemed like a plot to up his game for the Senate presidency seat, Akpabio met Tinubu alongside APC national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu
- Recall that the South-South senator stepped down for the president-elect during the APC presidential primary
FCT, Abuja - Less than 24 hours after Bola Tinubu returned to the country, Godswill Akpabio, a former governor and senator-elect, visited the president-elect in what could be considered a new plot in his bid to become the party's choice for the senate presidency.
Akpabio visited Tinubu alongside the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, as seen in videos shared by The Nation and @DOlusegun, a strong supporter of the APC on Twitter on Tuesday, April 25.
Source: Twitter
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Tinubu, on March 22, travelled out of Nigeria soon after he was declared the winner of the February 25 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rest in France.
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While the president-elect was away, there were discussions across the media on who the next senate president would be and where the party would zone the seat.
Akpabio was one of the leading candidates tipped for the position. He will be representing Akwa Ibom North-West in the 10th Senate, and he is from the South-South, one of the two regions many political pundits have urged the APC to zone the senate presidency to.
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Although details of the meeting between Akpabio, Tinubu and Adamu were not disclosed, it could not be unconnected with the trending political topic.
Recall that the spokesperson of the senate, Ajibola Bashiru, earlier this month, hinted that the APC would decide on zoning the leadership of the national assembly as soon as Ramadan ends.
Akpabio's visit could be considered another effort to get Nigeria's third seat through the party because he stepped down for Tinubu during the APC presidential primary.
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APC Crisis: Senator-elect suspended, governorship aspirant expelled
Legit.ng earlier reported that the APC in Taraba state had suspended the senator-elect for Taraba south, Jimkuta David, over allegations of actions contrary to the party's constitution.
Also, in the same vein, the party expelled one of its governorship aspirants and warned him against parading himself as a member of the APC.
The party chairman in the state, Ibrahim Elsudi, said the duo were disciplined by their wards and local government and affirmed by the state.
Source: Legit.ng
