The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday began moves to douse the tension generated by the zoning and endorsement of candidates for National Assembly principal offices.
He also said the protests have imposed on the party leadership the urgency of extensive consultations over zoning.
APC had on Monday zoned the Senate President to the Southsouth, Deputy Senate President to the Northwest, House Speaker to the Northwest and Deputy Speaker to Southeast.
Also, the ruling party endorsed Senator Godswill Akpabio for Senate President, Barau Jibrin for Deputy Senate President, Tajudeen Abbas for Speaker and Benjamin Kalu for Deputy Speaker.
Yesterday, aggrieved aspirants for Speaker –Idris Wase, Aliyu Betera and Yusuf Gagdi – visited the APC National Secretariat in Abuja to protest against zoning and endorsement.
