By Chris Alu
The Arewa Northern Political Correspondent Forum had discredit the news making the rounds that Hon. Tajudeen Abbas would be replaced by Hon Sani Jaji and will be compensated with a ministerial slot as false.
In a statement issued and made available by it’s president Chris Alu said the news was fake and a script orchestrated by Abbas enemies willing to hunt him down as the elections is fast approaching .
It said President Tinubu meet with all speakership aspirants in the villa and furnished them on the need to support Abbas to become the next speaker of the 10th Assembly , describing him as a the rightful candidate projected by the party APC to beat .
He said President Tinubu summited in clear teams that he needed a vast experience and sound lawmaker to work with in the 10th national assembly ,hence Abbas who would be the first Ph.D person elected as speaker in the national assembly and with the highest number of Bills to be assented to by President Buhari.
The statement added that their meeting with president Tinubu was short and precise with a take home of cooperating with government choice inorder to provide a hitch free divident of democracy to the people the statement added.
It also added that , Mr. President will never chew or draw back his words on the choice of the party ,adding that both parties should accept it with equanimity the statement said.
It added that Tinubu as a former senator has a vast experience of the working of the legislature and knows what is best for the country therefore will not be a joker in the choice of nation’ building which is fundamental and key to the progress of the country .
The statement said the president made it in his acceptance speech that he will transformed the countrys development in upward swing the statement said.
It added that president Tinubu will not conceed to his arrangement and substitute Abbas ,rather his meeting with the national assembly members and candidate is to consolidate on the candidatureship of the party APC which is Abbas the statement added.
The statement therefore advice the general public to disregard any news regarding Abbas replacement and the rumores describing it as a figment of imagination which most be discarded