Revealed: How Tinubu, APC Plan to Choose Senate President, House of Reps Speaker

• The ruling APC and the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, have commenced the process of selecting the leadership of the 10th National Assembly
• It seems the ruling party is opting for a consensus candidate for the position of the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives
• The closed-door meeting of APC leaders was followed by a meeting of some top contenders for the positions with Tinubu

FCT, Abuja - Bola Tinubu, the President-elect and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), have commenced the move to select leaders for the 10th National Assembly.

According to The Nation, the ruling party tends to pick consensus candidates for the Senate President and the House of Representative Speaker.

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Sources within the party revealed that consensus candidates were agreed upon to avoid a rancorous contest and promote cohesion and unity.

The decision was reached at a preliminary meeting between the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, Abdullahi Adamu, the APC national chairman, and some national working committee members of the party.

The meeting, which was reportedly centred on the zoning of the positions and other principal officers of the 10th National Assembly, was said to have been held at the Defence House, the temporary residence of the president-elect.

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It was also revealed that aspirants for some key positions have started lobbying, and the president-elect met with the top three contenders for the role of the senate president. They are Senator Orji Kalu (Abia North), Senator Osita Izunaso (Imo West) and Senator Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom Northwest).

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Also, Muktar Betara (Borno), who is said to be eyeing the speakership, held a closed-door meeting with Tinubu.

"A lion of Africa": Ex-Guinean President opens up on relationship with Tinubu

Legit.ng earlier reported that the ex-president of Guinea Conakry, Alpha Conde, has opened up on his relationship with Nigeria's president-elect Bola Tinubu.

Conde also confirmed that he conferred the recognition of “Ambassador Extraordinaire” on Tinubu in recognition of his role in his emergence as president in 2015.

The former president made the comment in reaction to the controversies surrounding the alleged dual citizenship of Tinubu.

Source: Legit.ng