10th Senate: Jostling for Principal Offices Begins
Ndume, Kalu, Buhari, Musa, others eye position of senate leader.
Ndume, Kalu, Buhari, Musa, others eye position of senate leader.
Akpabio scored 63 votes against Yari’s 46 votes. Yari said he could have won if there was no ‘gang-up’ against him led by President Tinubu.
The PDP chieftain said dedpite opposition, nothing and nobody could stop him from going home.
They stated that they wanted perpetrators of election violence and manipulation punished while insisting on public naming of party officials who aided fraud.
He said in a few weeks, the green chamber would be releasing the legislative agenda that would shape activities.
“You will have my cooperation in all matters and our joint efforts will be one of team-work,” he told his colleagues.
The APC Chairman hailed President Tinubu’s signing of the Student Loan Bill into law, describing it as “an extremely positive step.”
He assured that the 10th House of Representatives will not be a rubber stamp in the hands of the executive.
He said he’s ready to transparently work with the legislative arm of government.
They say the president’s early days have laid the foundation for consensus building.
While the APC appears to have succeeded in breaking the ranks of the opposition in the House of Representatives, the situation in the senate remains intense.
He said this after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja.
“In the history of Nigeria, we (now) have a president that fought for democracy so he is in a better position to do the right thing.”
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A source said the upswing in the rank of senators backing Yari is causing a lot of panic and tension in the presidency and Akpabio’s camp.
The PDP warned against the intimidation of lawmakers.
“Summon our ambitious people that want to be officers of the house, that we have only two chairs; Senate President and Speaker. If there are six people struggling in the same environment, they will choke.”
He also said the APC has the backing of most PDP senators-elect in ensuring that Akpabio emerges.
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