After a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu at his residence, Aliyu Betara from Borno State and Yusuf Gadgi from Plateau State have withdrawn from the race for the speakership of the House of Representatives.
Their withdrawal has now cleared the coast for Tajuddeen Abass and Benjamin Kalu to emerge as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively.
Their decision to withdraw from the race was in deference to the zoning arrangement emplacement by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The meeting had in attendance Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff to the President and Speaker of the 9th National Assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila and Governor of Niger State Mohammed Bago.
Shettima told journalists at the end of the meeting that President Tinubu was pleased with the gesture of Aliyu Betara and Yusuf Gadgi to place the interest of the party above their personal ambitions.
He called on other contenders for the seat of speaker to take a cue from the two men who have shelved their speakership ambitions and worked with the party to foster national unity, equity, fairness, and justice.
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