BEVERLY HILLS, April 18, (THEWILL) – Senator Ahmad Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila Thursday received the endorsement of the State Governors from the North-Central, elected on the platform of their party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and state chairmen of the party, for the position of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively in the 9th Assembly.
The endorsement was done at a closed-door meeting of stakeholders from the zone at the Plateau State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja.
The meeting was presided over by the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, his spokesman, Mark Longyen, said.
“A meeting of governors and the party chairmen from North- Central on Thursday resolved to go along with the decision of the party’s endorsement of Senator Ahmed Lawan as Senate President and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 9th National Assembly.
“Since it was a party affair, our decision was in line with the wish of the party and that is why we the governors and state chairmen of our party from the zone are in support of the decision of the party,” he said.
When asked what the zone stands to gain in the power-sharing formula, Lalong said: “We are still deliberating. We have not exhausted the positions with respect to zoning. Our decision and position are only on two issues, while the rest deliberations are ongoing.
“There is going to be a continuation of our meeting in respect of positions to the North Central with both Mr. President and the party,” he added.
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