Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the President-elect of Nigeria, has revealed his intention to form a government of national unity in a bid to calm frayed nerves around the country after a controversial presidential election.
Tinubu is committed to ensuring that all parts of the country are embraced by his new government, regardless of their political inclinations in the last elections. Tinubu has vowed to leave no stone unturned at ensuring that his new cabinet is devoid of lopsidedness or ethnic discrimination.
Tinubu is disposed to the zoning of the Senate presidency of the incoming 10th National Assembly to the South East to assuage the feelings of real or perceived disparity among the people.
The preference for a South-East Senate President might be made known at today’s closed-door meeting of the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; APC senators and members of the House of Representatives-elect at State House in Abuja.
Tinubu’s preferential candidate may be the Chief Whip and returning senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, who is a close ally of Tinubu. The meeting is also expected to discuss the zoning of the speakership of the 10th House. There is a need to provide an acceptable zoning direction that would be sensitive to the religious affinity of the incoming administration, especially as Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shetima, are of the Islamic faith. It has been revealed that the current speaker of the 9th House, Femi Gbajabiamila, a protege of the President-elect, is most likely to relinquish his seat in the next assembly for the position of Chief of Staff (CoS) to Tinubu. Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State is being considered for the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, alongside Kano State governor, Umar Ganduje. All the issues are expected to be tabled at today’s meeting.
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