President Bola Tinubu Thursday met with his preferred candidates for the positions of speaker and deputy speaker, Tajudeen Abbas and Ben Kalu, as the race for leadership positions of the 10th House of Representatives thickens. PREMIUM TIMES reports.
Mr Tinubu had endorsed the duo while he was still the president-elect. However, several aggrieved aspirants in the race have rejected the endorsement.
The aggrieved aspirants include incumbent Deputy Speaker Idris Wase, Yusuf Gagdi, Muktar Betara, Sada Soli, Miriam Onuoha and Aminu Jaji. They have remained in the race and vowed to present consensus candidates to challenge Messrs Abbas and Kalu.Information Guide Nigeria
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Briefing journalists after the meeting, Mr Abbas said it was strictly centred on the issues facing the country, particularly the economy and social challenges. He further stated that the discussion did not extend to the other aspirants.NYSC Portal
Mr Abbas said he had not been able to meet with the president since the latter was sworn in on Monday.
“We did not discuss our opponents who want to be speaker or deputy speaker. We restricted our discussion to the matters of the day, issues that have to do with the challenges this country is facing, particularly the economic and social challenges. And what he intends to do in the next few days, particularly what he has done on the issue of fuel subsidy,” he said.
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