Orji Kalu, Umahi or Akpabio? Ganduje Reveals Who Will Become Next Senate President
- The governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, has waded into the next Senate president in the 10th legislative house discussion
- The APC chieftain disclosed that the position would be going to a former minister, Godswill Akpabio
- Ganduje made this disclosure after a meeting he had with the Cross River state governor, Ben Ayade
PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed!
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has given a hint of who will emerge as the leader of the 10th Senate in the National Assembly.
The outgoing governor says Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, is the next president of the Senate.
Source: Facebook
Akpabio is the next Senate president, Ganduje says
Ganduje made this disclosure on Thursday, May 4, at a meeting with the governor of Cross River state, Ben Ayade, in Calabar, the state capital, The Cable reported.
PAY ATTENTION: Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates!
Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, was also present at the meeting.
The Kano governor said the decision to nominate Akpabio was already a done deal, but he did not explain if it was a decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership.
“The senate president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will come from the south-south and it is no other person than the former governor of Akwa Ibom,” he said.
10th NASS: APC opens up on zoning of Senate presidency, speakership
The All Progressives Congress (APC) dismissed the report that they had 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.
Felix Morka, the party's spokesperson, revealed the party's position in a statement on Thursday, April 27.
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 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
