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President-elect Bola Tinubu met Thursday in Abuja with the Congress of all progressives governors who paid him a courtesy visit and urged them to work with the party leadership and legislators in the election of the main officials of the National Assembly.
“We thank Almighty God for our electoral victory. It was rough and turbulent.
“The challenge ahead is to work in unison with the party leadership and the National Assembly in the election of its main officials. And I charge you to unite in spirit and faith and work in line with the party,” he said.
Tinubu meets with APC governors and calls for unity
The president-elect told the party’s governors and former gubernatorial candidates that “whether they come back or not, this is our government.
“Once we know what we are doing and communicating as elected leaders and loyal party members, we will conquer the challenge.”
He reiterated his previous warnings that, as leaders, they were chosen to serve the people and humanity with equity and justice.
Sounding emotional, Tinubu expressed his gratitude to God that he, “the first Muslim minority in the Southwest got Allah’s blessing to be elected president.”
Dismissing speculation about his health, the president-elect said: “All speculation has perished and his providers have been put to shame.”
Tinubu meets with APC governors and calls for unity
The Chairman of the Progressive Governors, Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu, who led his colleagues to Mr. Tinubu’s residence, said the visit was to congratulate the president-elect on his election, express goodwill to him on the final of the Ramadan fast and welcome him. of his recent trip and celebrate with him.
He also said that the governors are ready for any task given to them by the president-elect.
On the task related to the election of the National Assembly chairpersons, Bagudu promised that the governor would continue to discuss and work with the party and legislators to reach the best decision in the interest of the country.
The governors had recently proposed a zoning formula for the National Assembly leadership election.
They recommended zoning the President of the Senate in the Southeast or South-South regions and the Speaker of the House in the Northwest or North-Central regions.
Tinubu meets with APC governors and calls for unity
Attendees included Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima and Governors Simon Lalong (Plateau), Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna), Aminu Masari (Katsina), Hope Uzodinnma (Imo), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Babajide Sanwo-Olu ( Lagos), Ben Ayade (Cross Rivers), AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (Kwara), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti).
Also present were Ebonyi State Deputy Governor Kelechi Igwe and Kano State APC gubernatorial candidate Nasiru Gawuna.