Indications have emerged over the controversial zoning of principal officers of the 10th National Assembly by the All Progressives Congress, APC’s National Working Committee, NWC,it was revealed that the Inauguration of the National Assembly leadership might be delayed.
Controversy has also reportedly emerged over alleged contrary position of the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu on the candidature of Senate President and Speakership.
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, during the week, anointed former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly, while Mr Tajudeen Abbas from Kaduna State has also been named as the Speaker of the House.
Meanwhile, Vanguard was reliably informed by multiple sources that following the rejection of both Senator Godswill Akpabio and Mr Tajudeen Abass, opposition parties are expected to meet in Uyo next week to strategise on how to perfect their plans of producing the next Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The President-elect,Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, left Nigeria for Europe on a working visit.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, Tinubu will use the opportunity of the trip to finetune the transition plans and programmes, and his policy options with some of his key aides without unnecessary pressures and distractions.
A source, who spoke with Vanguard in confidence, on the plan to delay the proclamation of the National Assembly by the president, said:
“The game plan of those opposed to the zoning arrangement is known to us on this side; we know how they are discussing with even the opposition to corner the leadership to themselves.
“There is no way they can succeed but we will not rest until we achieve the main goal we are eyeing. The worst is that the president will delay the proclamation of the National Assembly until such a time that we get the required support and numbers to install the leadership that can work without friction with the new president.
“For a fact, there is no law biding the president on a specific date and numbers of days for the proclamation and we will ensure all those recalcitrant members are brought on board.”