We’re but to zone Nationwide Meeting management positions

Nigeria’s ruling social gathering, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed reviews that it has zoned the management positions within the Nationwide Meeting.

Felix Morka, the spokesperson of the social gathering, in a press release on Friday, mentioned it has but to take a call on the management of the social gathering.

The ruling social gathering is anticipated to kind a majority in each chambers of the Nationwide Meeting based mostly on the variety of seats declared up to now.

Based on the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) 98 out of 109 senate seats have been declared whereas 325 out of 360 seats have been declared for the Home of Representatives.

APC gained a majority within the Senate with 57 seats whereas the PDP has 29 seats. LP has six seats, NNPP and SDP have two seats every, APGA and YPP have one every.

Within the Home of Representatives, APC has up to now gained 162 seats out of the 325 seats declared whereas PDP gained 102.

Moreover, LP and NNPP have 34 and 18 seats respectively, APGA 4 seats, ADC and SDP two every whereas YPP acquired one seat.

The Senate president, Speaker, deputy Senate president and deputy speaker are determined by election among the many members. Whereas the bulk social gathering is anticipated to nominate majority chief, deputy majority chief, whip and deputy whip for each chambers.

Nigeria is split into six geopolitical zones; North-west, North-east, South-west, North-central, South-south and South-east.

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu is from the South-west, whereas his Vice, Kashim Shettima, is from the North-east. As well as, each are Muslims.

The social gathering not too long ago met on the difficulty on the Presidential Villa however no determination was taken on it.

The tenth Nationwide Meeting might be inaugurated in June.

We’ll make announcement on the proper time — Morka

Mr Morka mentioned most of the people ought to disregard any report on zoning, including that the social gathering will disclose any determination taken on zoning.

“The eye of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to a report circulating on social media on purported zoning of key positions of the incoming tenth Nationwide Meeting.

“The report is fake and deceptive, and ought to be disregarded in its entirety.

“The Occasion has not made any determination on zoning of positions or workplaces of the tenth Meeting.

“As quickly as a call is made on zoning, it is going to be made public by way of the Occasion’s official communications channel,” he mentioned.