The last word may not have been heard on the expected configurations of the leadership of the incoming 10th National Assembly; not even with the zoning arrangements purported to have been unveiled by the National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In the zoning formula, which was reportedly worked out in consultation with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola …

Former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari has argued that it would be unfair to the northern part of the country if leaders of the three arms of government are from the south. Yari won election in February to represent Zamfara West in the 10th Senate to be inaugurated next month. President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the preferred choice of the ruling …

A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Emmanuel Okon Nkpubre has disowned  a trending online report linking him to a group that is against Senate Presidency aspiration of former Governor Godswill Akpabio. In a statement on Monday, Nkpubre, who is also the founder/president of the  Senator Godswill Akpabio Fans Club, restated his commitment to …

Senators-elect across the North-Central geopolitical zone from different political parties have rejected the zoning arrangements for the 10th National Assembly leadership positions announced by the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) endorsed Senator Godswill Akpabio, who is returning to the upper legislative chamber to represent Akwa Ibom North West district, as the President of …

As the dust over the conduct of the 2023 general elections gradually begins to settle, the jostling for the leadership positions in the Senate, popularly known as the Red Chamber, has heightened and intensified amongst contenders. Some interested candidates have not only indicated their intentions to seek the coveted position, but have gone ahead to launch their bids in the …

Senator Godswill Akpabio, who will return to the upper legislative chamber when the 10th National Assembly is inaugurated early next month, has received more endorsements to lead the red chamber as President. The outgoing Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dave Umahi said on Friday that he has dropped his ambition to be Senate President in support of the former Akwa …

The National Vice Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Northwest, Mallam Salihu Moh Lukman has asked elected Senators aspiring for the office of Senate President in the yet-to-be-inaugurated 10th Assembly to step down for a Christian from the South-south. Lukman also appealed to the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu to consider a wider consultative process …