As the intrigues to the 10th National Assembly leadership continue to mount, three Senators-elect under the ruling All Progressives Party stepped down their ambitions to become the Senate President for Senator Godswill Akpabio.
The development comes after a close-door meeting with APC senators elect at the Ebonyi state Government Lodge in Abuja.
The trio who dropped their ambitions for Akpabio are Governor Dave Umahi, Ali Ndume and Jubrin Barau.
The senators disclosed their position to Journalists shortly after the meeting on Friday.
Speaking on their behalf, Ndume said the trio put outside their quests to be Senate President for Akpabio.
According to him, “we know he has the capacity to lead the Red Chamber of the federal legislature.”
Meanwhile, the Senators picked Barau as preferred candidate for Deputy Senate President.
From the foregoing, Umahi has abandoned his kinsman, Orji Uzor Kalu, the former Governor of Abia state who is vying for same position.
Recall that APC leadership met recently on the need to have a consensus for the 10th NASS leadership.
The 10th National Assembly is billed for inauguration in June this year.
