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The All Progressives Congress’ zoning formula for the National Assembly Presiding offices by the National Working Committee continues to cause issues as members of the National Assembly continue to reject it as the fight for control of the 10th Senate picks up steam. Abdulaziz Yari, the former governor of Zamfara State and representative for Zamfara West, is one of the leading candidates for the Senate’s top post. He has declared his interest in the position...

The coalition of minority members-elect has been split by contests for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives. It was discovered that a new coalition was supporting Tajudeen Abbas, who was endorsed by the All Progressives Congress, while the “10th Assembly Greater Majority,” a group of the minority lawmakers-elect, was supporting Aliyu Betara, a member of Borno State. The Peoples Democratic Party and other minority parties with elected representatives in the...

The chosen candidates have started taking steps to persuade their colleagues to agree with the ruling party’s position as opposition to the APC’s decision to zone the leadership positions of the two chambers of the National Assembly to specific lawmakers continues to grow. Sen. Godswill Akpabio, who was chosen as the 10th Senate’s president of the Senate by the APC and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, reportedly promised other candidates for the position who were upset...