A contender for the Speakership position of the 10th House of Representatives, Hon. Muktar Betara, on Tuesday, held a closed-door meeting with President-elect Bola Tinubu.
Hon. Betara, who represents Biu/Bayo/Shani and Kwaya Kusar Federal Constituency of Borno State, has been canvassing support for his Speakership aspiration with party members, House of Representatives members-elect, former lawmakers and other stakeholders.
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The information about Tinubu’s meeting with Batera was contained in a statement made available by the latter’s Campaign Media Office, in Abuja, on Wednesday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Tinubu’s spokespersons were yet to comment on the meeting at the time of this report.
“Betara’s campaign and consultation with the president-elect is one out of many consultation he had embarked upon in the last three months ahead of the June inauguration.
“Betara who currently chairs the House of Representatives Appropriation Committee, had earlier exchanged warm pleasantries with the incoming Commander-in-Chief shortly after having some photo sessions.
“Betera’s consultation visit to the President-elect took place at his new official residence at the Defence House in Abuja, following the latter’s return from vacations and the Muslim lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia,” the campaign office said.
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It did not disclose the details of what the two men discussed.
Premium Times reported that although Hon. Betara was a leading candidate for House speaker, he is from the same region and state as the vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima, a factor that may work against him.
Tinubu, Shettima and Betara are all members of the APC, Nigeria’s ruling party which also won the most seats in the next parliament to be inaugurated in June.
The APC is, however, expected to zone the positions of leadership of the parliament; most likely to regions different from the South-west, where Tinubu is from, and the North East, where Sen. Shettima is from.
