APC recommends Akpabio for Senate President, releases zoning arrangement

The National Working Committee of Nigeria’s governing party, the All Progressives Congress, APC has recommended, Senator Godswill Akpabio from the Niger-Delta region ( South-south) in Nigeria to be supported to emerge as the President of the Senate in the incoming 10th National Assembly.

The APC made this known in a press statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Felix Morka.

The APC has also zoned other principal officers of the National Assembly to different geo-political zones.

According to the APC, the zoning arrangement was a result of consultations with Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Tinubu and other Key stakeholders in the party.

“The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) met today, Monday, May 8, 2023 to consider reports of consultations and meetings held with the President- Elect, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, other Party leaders and stakeholders on zoning arrangement for 10th National Assembly leadership positions.

“The NWC noted with respect the outcome of the meetings held between the President-Elect and the leadership of the NWC.

“The zoning arrangement reported to the NWC is as follows:

SENATE:

1. Senate President – South South Senator Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom).

2. Deputy Senate President – North West-Senator Barau Jubrin

(Kano).

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

3. Speaker. House of Representatives North West-Hon. Abass

Tajudeen (Kaduna)

4. Deputy Speaker South East-Hon. Ben Kalu (Abia)” the statement revealed.

According to the APC, the National Working Committee will hold further consultations in order to rally support for the APC aspirants selected for the principal positions of the National Assembly.

Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly will be inaugurated in June this year and positions for the principal officers will be contested for by the law makers.

APC is currently holding majority in both chambers of the Assembly and is putting its ranks in order so as to gain the support and acceptance of the zoning arrangement by all lawmakers elected in the party.

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