10th Assembly: Nigerians Get Strong Message As Adamu, NASS Leadership Meet Tinubu Over Zoning
- As the 9th National Assembly nears its end, there have been consultation and lobbying over the zoning of principal positions of the 10th Assembly
- In regard to this, the APC national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has asked Nigerians to be patient with the APC over the party's zoning of the 10th NASS leadership
- Meanwhile, Adamu and some key members of the ninth national assembly met with Bola Tinubu and his vice on Wednesday, April 26, at the Defence House in Abuja
The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has urged Nigerians to be patient with the party as it is yet to decide on the zoning of the 10th National Assembly leadership, The Punch reported.
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Adamu, other NASS leaders meet Tinubu
Adamu made this known on Wednesday, April 26, after a closed-door meeting between the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, vice-president-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, and some stakeholders in the ninth National Assembly at the Defence House in Abuja.
Although the outcome of the meeting, which lasted for about an hour, was not made known, sources revealed that it was connected to the zoning of the 10th National Assembly leadership.
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How Tinubu, APC plan to choose Senate president, house of reps speaker
The ruling party has the tendency to pick consensus candidates for the Senate president and the House of Representative speaker.
Sources within the party revealed that consensus was agreed upon in order to stop a rancorous contest and promote cohesion and unity.
The decision was reached at a preliminary meeting between the president-elect, Bola Tinubu; Abdullahi Adamu, the APC national chairman; and some national working committee members of the party.
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
