He said the senate under his leadership would have a complete control over its affairs without being confrontational with the executive.

“The induction aims to create a platform that will enable new governors fully understand key processes of governance that will ease their transition to governing.”

It said the North’s leadership of the legislature non-negotiable.

Both camps admitted they may not clear the 50% threshold to win outright.

The fierce critic of Tinubu has vowed to go into exile if the former Lagos State governor becomes Nigeria’s president.

They said it should remain until it is judicially determined with finality that such candidate has fulfilled the requirement of Section 134(2)(b) of the Constitution.

“I want to assure you that our party did not lose the presidential election. Let’s stay determined to retrieve our mandate in the last presidential election.”

He pleaded with the aggrieved senators to hold their fire, saying the APC leadership would revisit the zoning formula.

He said he won’t disappoint the people and would continue to strive to make Osun better than he met it.

“It is self-repudiating for one to argue, therefore, that the Speaker of the House of Representatives cannot also emerge from the North-east.”

He said Ekiti Senators and leaders were together in respecting the sanctity of the party, and as such, they were in full support of Akpabio.

The PDP made a request for a live broadcast of the electoral tribunal proceedings, however, the respondents have not given an answer, saying they need time to respond.

They believe they deserve the position as their zone gave the APC 41% of the votes it needed to win the election.

He charged citizens to team up with Governor Adeleke to develop the state.

He said televising court proceedings is not alien to the court, and it will enhance public confidence.

However, a cross-section of senators-elect from different political parties rejected external influence in the election of presiding officers for the 10th National Assembly.

They accused the ruling party of marginalising the zone in the allocation of National Assembly leadership positions.

The dismissal was sequel to a formal withdrawal of the petition by the petitioners.

“The APC must rise above primordial and political interest and shun the winner takes all syndrome,” they warned.

“All senators-elect from North-west zone, except two, have thrown their weight behind the planned resistance and pledged to support a leader emerging from amongst themselves.”