Tinubu meets with speakership hopeful Betara in Abuja

 

President-elect Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, met with Muktar Betara, a member of the house of representatives from Borno.

 

The meeting was held at the residence of the president-elect in Abuja.

 

Although the details of the discussion have not been made public, the meeting is not unrelated to the speakership bid of the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker.

 

Ahmad Lawan, senate president; Kayode Fayemi; former governor of Ekiti; and Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, were among those present at Tinubu’s residence at the time the meeting took place.

 

Betara, who represents Biu/Kwaya Kusar/Shani/Bayo federal constituency of Borno, chairs the appropriation committee of the house of representatives.

 

He is one of the top contenders seeking to succeed Femi Gbajabiamila as speaker.

 

Recall that days ago, some reps-elect and former lawmakers declared support for the speakership bid of the lawmaker.

 

Betara was re-elected during the February 25 election and will be serving his fifth term when the 10th assembly is inaugurated in June.

 

Other APC lawmakers in the speakership race include Idris Wase (Plateau), Yusuf Gagdi (Plateau), Sada Soli (Katsina), Tajudeen Abbas (Kaduna), Aminu Jaji (Zamfara), Ben Kalu (Abia), and Miriam Onuoha (Imo).