The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are set to meet with lawmakers-elect.
This very crucial meeting is in connection with the leadership of the 10th National Assembly.
The meeting will take place this week in Abuja ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on June 5, 2023.
The Meeting
The planned meeting is against the background of the jostle for the president of the Senate and the post of the Speaker of the House of Representatives by interested aspirants.
Reports emanating from the Tinubu camp indicate that the president-elect will take charge of proceedings and give direction, following his return from France on Monday.
The APC NWC would meet with Tinubu to take a position on the national leadership to avert a repeat of the 2015 situation that produced Senator Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara as Senate President and House of Representatives Speaker, respectively.
The APC Director of Publicity, Bala Ibrahim, also confirmed the NWC meeting.
He says it may take place this week after party members must have returned from the holiday break and their trip to Saudi Arabia for lesser hajj.
“We are expecting the President-elect to arrive hopefully from tomorrow (Monday).
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“I may not be sure of the exact date, but I think the NWC meeting will also take place this week after everybody must have returned from the holiday break and their trip from Umrah.”
Zoning
Meanwhile, members-elect have said they would allow the APC to decide the zoning of the leadership positions in the 10th National Assembly.
The lawmakers called for fairness and equity in the distribution of offices and positions.
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They expressed their willingness to abide by the decisions of the party on the leadership tussle.
