Photos, Details Emerge As Tinubu Receives Akpabio, Hope Uzodimma in Aso Rock
- A leading aspirant for the President of the incoming 10th Senate and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio on Monday, June 12, held a meeting with President Bola Tinubu
- The meeting had in attendance Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state who was appointed to lead a committee to resolve the leadership tussle for the position of senate president
- After the meeting, Uzodimma expressed confidence in the victory of the APC's chosen candidate, Akpabio, as the next Senate President
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Barely 24 hours before the inauguration of the 10th Senate, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received in audience the next President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio at the Presidential Villa on Monday, June 12.
This is coming on the heels of the Senate electing its new leadership on Tuesday, June 13.
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Tinubu met with Akpabio Uzodimma, hours before the inauguration of the 10th senate
The development was made known through a post shared by a Twitter user identified simply as Daddy D.O @DOlusegun, accompanied with pictures.
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Meanwhile, Tinubu has set up a technical committee headed by the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) and governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, who was present during Akpabio's meeting with the president on Monday, Premium Times report added.
The move by the president is to ensure that Godswill Akpabio is returned as president.
Uzodinma confirmed this in a chat with correspondents after a meeting with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday, The Nigerian Tribune reported.
He also assured that over 90 percent of the senators-elect are supporting the former Akwa Ibom State governor who he said would emerge victorious at the upper chamber leaders contest.
Senate Presidency: Last-minute rally begins for Akpabio as APC chieftain makes bold call
A last-minute rally is ongoing for Senator Godswill Akpabio to become the next Senate President of the incoming 10th National Assembly.
Former national publicity secretary and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Yekini Nabena has urged party members to stick with the party polity and rally behind Akpabio for the coveted seat as leader of the red chamber.
In a statement released Monday, June 12, in Abuja, Nabena said it has become more evident that the North can not have the Vice President, the Speaker, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and the Senate President simultaneously.
Senate presidency: Yari's camp reacts to Akpabio's allegations of buying-off senators-elect
Amid reports that senators-elect are beginning to sell their votes for thousands of dollars, the camp of Senator Abdulaziz Yari has debunked playing a part in it.
The report stated that some senators-elect have begun to sell their votes around the region of $5000 to $10,000 and above.
Akapabio had called for a meeting with senators-elect on Saturday, June 10, at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
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