Godswill Akpabio, a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has reportedly been chosen by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President-elect Bola Tinubu to be the Senate President in the upcoming 10th National Assembly.
Tajudeen Abbas, a House of Representatives member, has also been endorsed as Speaker of the Tenth House.
According to sources who spoke with Punch, the decisions were made during a private meeting at Defence House on Friday.
The positions of Deputy President of the Senate and Deputy Speaker, on the other hand, are still up for grabs.
One of the sources in a message forwarded to the platform wrote;
President-elect, APC endorse North-West – Speaker; South-South – Senate President, settle for Sen. Godswill Akpabio and Rt. Hon. TJ Abass, PhD, as Senate President and Speaker.
Zoning for Deputy Senate President and Deputy Speaker.
North-West –Deputy Senate President. South-East –Deputy Speaker
Decision was taken at the meeting held at the Defence House today (Friday).
WITHIN NIGERIA recall that the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje on Thursday confirmed that Akpabio would be the next Senate President.
Ganduje while speaking in Calabar said;
The Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will come from the South-South and it is no other person than the former governor of Akwa Ibom State.
The uncommon governor, the uncommon minister, who is going to be the uncommon President of the Senate. So, we have resolved that. I am giving you assurances; we are waiting for the D-Day that he will be the Senate President of Nigeria.