10th National Assembly: APC Lawmakers divided, Reject Imposition of Candidates

The twists and turns in the jostle for leadership of the 10th National Assembly continued at the weekend, with the horse-trading getting intense after indications emerged last week on the preferred candidates of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. A fresh twist was added to the race for the House of Representatives Speakership yesterday as four main contenders commenced alliance talks ahead of the June 13 inauguration. The Speakership front runners: Ahmed Idris Wase (current deputy speaker), Aliyu Murktar Betara (Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation), Sada Soli and Sani Jaji, on Saturday night, met

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