10th NASS Leadership Tussle : Don’t give credence to thoughts of Islamization of Nigeria by Asiwaju Administration – Shettima tells Lawmakers
Kashim Shettima, vice-president-elect, has implored lawmakers-elect to accept the zoning arrangement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the leadership of the 10th national assembly.
Shettima spoke during a meeting some of the house of representatives members-elect on Friday.
Earlier this week, controversy ensued within APC after the party nominated Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, and Abbas Tajudeen, a house of representatives member from Kaduna, for the national assembly leadership positions.
While Akpabio was nominated for president of the senate, Tajudeen was endorsed for the speaker of the house of representatives.
The party also nominated Barau Jibrin, senator representing Kano north, as deputy senate president, and Benjamin Kalu, a lawmaker from Abia and current house spokesperson, as deputy speaker.
The nominations have been faulted by lawmakers within and outside the party and several attempts to mitigate the rift have proven futile so far.
Speaking during the meeting with lawmakers-elect, Shettima said APC seeks to avoid a situation where all the top officials of the incoming administration would be of the same faith.
He said the circumstance could “validate the negative narrative of the Islamisation agenda of Nigeria”.
