As the nation looks forward to the emergence of a new leadership of the National Assembly today, there is heightened anxiety as contenders for the top seats in both chambers have stuck to their guns despite efforts to make them yield ground for the preferred candidates of the ruling All Progressives Party (APC).
According to reports the ruling party had endorsed Senator Godswill Akpabio as president of the 10th Senate and Jibrin Barau as his deputy, while it has tipped Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Hon. Benjamin Kalu to emerge as Speaker and deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The presiding officers are the Senate President and the deputy Senate President in the red chamber; the Speaker and the deputy Speaker in the Green chamber.
The principal officers comprise the Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Chief Whip, Deputy Chief Whip, Minority Whip and Deputy Minority Whip.
Wase, Jaji, Onuoha Still In Speakership Race
However, barring last minute change, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas will slug it out with the immediate past Deputy Speaker, Hon. Ahmed Wase (Plateau), Hon. Sani Jaji (Zamfara) and Hon. Miriam Onuoha (Imo) in the race for the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives.
Abbas, the member representing Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State is the APC-anointed candidate for the Number Four position in the country.
