Tinubu's Presidency: President-Elect Meets Lawmakers-Elect, Important Details Emerge
- Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, is scheduled to meet the elected senators and house of representatives members of the APC today in Abuja
- The meeting was to be closed-door, but a source at the APC secretariat disclosed that the discussion would centre on the leadership of the 10th National Assembly
- According to the source, the ruling party was working to avoid a repeat of the Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara scenario in 2015
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FCT, Abuja - President-elect Bola Tinubu is scheduled to meet with the senators and house of representatives members-elect of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Monday, March 13.
According to The Punch, some elected lawmakers were spotted in town ahead of the meeting, while others confirmed they would attend.
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Why Tinubu is meeting APC senators, house of reps members-elect
Senate President Ahmed Lawan was among those seen at the country's capital on Sunday, March 13.
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Also noticed in town was the recently re-elected senator representing Ekiti central senatorial district Opeyemi Bamidele and Kano north senator-elect Barau Jubrin.
The closed-door meeting scheduled to take place at the state house in Abuja on Monday has continued to generate talks in the last few days.
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The meeting details are yet to be officially disclosed, but a source at the ruling party secretariat revealed that the meeting was about a strategic plan and consultation on the zoning of the senate presidency and speaker of the house of representatives.
According to the source, the discussion will also centre on other principal offices of the national assembly.
The source further revealed that the ruling party plans to ensure the situation between Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara does not repeat itself.
Tinubu begins to receive presidential treatment, first step revealed
Legit.ng earlier reported that Bola Tinubu, the elected president in the just concluded 2023 presidential election, will be moved to the Defence House in Maitama, FCT, today, Thursday.
The president-elect would be at the Defence House and start receiving briefings as the president till May 29, when he will be sworn in.
APC presidential campaign council disclosed the development in a tweet on Thursday, the day after Tinubu was declared the poll winner.
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