10th National Assembly: APC Finally Opens up on Zoning of Senate Presidency, Speakership

• The APC has debunked the report of taking a final decision on the zoning of the leadership of the 10th national assembly
• Felix Morka, the spokesperson of the party, said the report making rounds on social media did not emanate from the APC
• However, Shehu Sani, an ex-Senator, says the senate presidency is zoned to the South-south and Southeast; others are simply contesting

FCT, Abuja - The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the report that they have made a final decision on the zoning of the leadership of the 10th national assembly.

The ruling party made the dismissal public in its reaction to reports of an acclaimed zoning arrangement going around social media, The Cable reported.

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Felix Morka, the party's spokesperson, revealed the party's position in a statement on Thursday, April 27.

Morka stated that the report on social media should be ignored as it did not come from the APC.

The APC spokesperson made it known that the APC would disclose its position on the leadership of the next national assembly as soon as it is reached.

He added that the party would communicate to the Nigerian public through its official communication channels.

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Recall that Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman of the APC, shortly after the general election, hinted that the party's National Working Committee (NWC) would work with Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, on the issue of zoning the national assembly leadership.

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However, the party has yet to decide on the zoning formula.

Meanwhile, a senator of the 8th senate took to his Twitter page to say the senate presidency is zoned between the South-south and Southeast and that other regions are only bargaining.

He said:

"Senate Presidency is between the South East and the South-South. Candidates from the other zones just want to bargain."

See his tweet here:

Tinubu settles for Akpabio, Barau as Senate President, Deputy

Legit.ng earlier reported that Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has settled for Akwa Ibom's senator-elect, Godswill Akpabio, to emerge as the president of the 10th Senate.

Sources revealed that the president-elect asked Senator Jibrin Barau to drop his ambition and take the position of the deputy senate president to enable his administration to start on a good foot.

Barau then agreed to allow a Christian senate president to emerge in the interest of peace, fairness and equity in the country.

Source: Legit.ng