10th National Assembly: Details of Deal that Made Tinubu Endorse Akpabio for Senate Presidency Emerge
- Details have emerged on how President Bola Tinubu endorsed Senator Godswill Akpabio, for the Senate presidency
- According to sources close to Tinubu, the deal for Akpabio to become the Senate President was agreed the day before the APC presidential primaries
- The sources disclosed that Tinubu promised to endorse Akpabio for Senate President if the former Akwa Ibom governor steps down for him
FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu reportedly endorsed Senator Godswill Akpabio, for the senate presidency after they struck a deal a day before the All Progressive Congress(APC) presidential primary election last year.
According to The Punch, sources close to President Tinubu revealed that the deal to make the former governor of Akwa Ibom state the senate president of the 10th National Assembly was sealed after Akpabio agreed to step down for Tinubu at the APC presidential primaries.
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The source said:
“Asiwaju (Tinubu) met with Akpabio a day before the primary and approached him to step down for him. Tinubu said if the former governor would agree, it would send a positive signal to the audience and other aspirants since he (Akpabio) would be the first aspirant to be invited to the podium to speak.”
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Another source said Akpabio asked what is it for him to “gain” for stepping down for Tinubu since he had resigned as a minister and was not a senatorial aspirant.
“Asiwaju (Tinubu) assured him that he would be supported to emerge as the President of the Senate. As they were speaking, an influential woman (name withheld) also came in. That was how the deal was sealed.”
Senate Presidency: What Tinubu told me about Akpabio, Sen Ndume reveals
Legit.ng had reported that the lawmaker representing Borno South senatorial district, Senator Ali Ndume, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu has endorsed his colleague Senator Godswill Akpabio to be the next Senate President.
Ndume disclosed this on Wednesday, June 7, during a live interview on Channels Television’s late-night program, Politics Today.
10th NASS: Anxiety grows in APC as lawmakers-elect say Tinubu didn’t endorse party's zoning formula
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had also reported that some lawmakers-elect have quashed reports that President Bola Tinubu had at a meeting with them on Thursday, June 8 and endorsed the zoning formula of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to some of the lawmakers-elect, the president only invited all of them, including aspirants, to work for the unity of the country.
Source: Legit.ng
