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President-elect’, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, had a closed-door meeting with Aliyu Berata, one of the leading aspirants for the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the yet-to-be-inaugurated 10th National Assembly.
Betara is the House of Representatives member representing Biu/Bayo/Shani/Kwaya Kusar Federal Constituency in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, which is the home state of Tinubu’s running mate, Kashim Shettima.
A video of Betara’s visit to the ‘President-elect’ at the Defence House in Abuja was released to journalists by the lawmaker’s media office on Wednesday.
From all indications, Tinubu held a meeting with Betara alongside some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Betara’s media office confirmed that Betara’s met with the ‘president-elect’ to seek his support and endorsement.
Tinubu returned back to Nigeria on Monday after spending weeks on a medical trip to Paris, France.
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The ‘President-elect’ left for France shortly after the March 18 governorship and State Assembly elections.
On Wednesday, Tinubu met with some APC leaders and governors as well as members-elect of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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The PUNCH reported that videos and photographs of visitors at the Defence House show Tinubu met with the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila; Chairman of the House Committee on Finance/Secretary of the disbanded APC Presidential Campaign Council, James Faleke; and Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson.
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He also reportedly met with members of the Senate including its President, Ahmad Lawan; Olamilekan Adeola (APC/Lagos), Tokunbo Abiru (APC/Lagos), Opeyemi Bamidele (APC/Ekiti), Barau Jibrin (APC/Kano); and former Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio (APC/Akwa Ibom).
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