BREAKING: 2 Prominent Lawmakers Step Down For APC Candidates After Meeting Tinubu Privately

• The APC candidates for the positions of speaker and deputy speaker of the House of Representatives got a boost ahead of the inauguration of the house on Tuesday
• This is as President Bola Tinubu met with 2 strong contenders, Yusuf Gadgi (Plateau) and Aliyu Betara (Borno) stepped down for Tajudeen Abass and Benjamin Kalu
• Recall that President Tinubu and the APC had earlier announced that Abass and Kalu as the preferred candidates of the ruling party for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker

FCT, Abuja - The road is getting clearer for the preferred candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 10th national assembly leadership inauguration on Tuesday, June 13.

According to TVC, 2 of the frontline contestants in the race have stepped down for Tajuddeen Abass and Benjamin Kalu, the preferred APC candidates for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in support of the party's zoning arrangement.

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Yusuf Gadgi from Plateau State and Aliyu Betara from Borno State stepped down for the Abass and Kalu's ambition following a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu in his residence.

Also in attendance at the meeting was Vice President Kashim Shettima; Speaker of the 9th National Assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila; Chief of Staff to the President; Governor of Niger State Mohammed Bago.

Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Shettima disclosed that Tinubu was pleased with Betare and Gadji's gestures in putting the party's interest above their personal ambition.

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The vice president then urged other contenders in the race for the House speakership from the APC to learn from the House speakership ambition and work with the party to ensure national unity, justice, equity, and fairness.

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The 10th national assembly is expected to be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 13 when the leadership of the house would be elected by lawmakers-elect on the same day.

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Suspending Emefiele, 4 other shake-ups Tinubu made in 2nd-week president

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu on his resumption on May 29 hit the ground running from his inauguration speech by hitting the ground running and the whole country was busy talking about his action throughout the week.

Tinubu sustained the tempo in his second week in office as president of Nigeria by making some shake-ups in policy and action.

Source: Legit.ng