Secretary of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. James Faleke has confirmed that the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, will arrive Nigeria today, after a one-month rest in France ahead of his inauguration on May 29, 2023.Tinubu left the country for France on Tuesday, March 21 to rest and plan the transition programme ahead of his inauguration on May 29.
However, in a short statement issued Faleke informed members of the PCC and the ruling party of Tinubu’s arrival today.
Faleke stated: “It’s official. My dear brothers and sisters of this unique family. I wish to inform and request of us all that anyone in Abuja and Nasarawa is invited to join in receiving our Peoples President and First Lady-elect tomorrow by 2pm at the Presidential wing of the International Airport. Departure Time:2pm“Departure Venue: The Campaign Office.
Accreditation time: 12pm. Buses will be provided.Only Accredited persons will be allowed at the Airport for security reasons.
The statement also added that while away, the president-elect would also use the opportunity to plan his transition programme.“He has directed all the senior aides and campaign staff to also go and observe a short rest. He is expected back in the country soon. We enjoin the media to stop publishing rumours and unsubstantiated claims and to always seek clarifications from our office,” his media office reportedly said.One of the burning issues that Tinubu would be confronted with on his return to the country is the zoning of National Assembly leadership which has polarised the two chambers of the parliament along regional and religious lines.
With the South-west and North-east already occupying the positions for the president and vice president-elect, the North-west, is seeking compensation in the new dispensation for delivering the highest votes to Tinubu.However, the emergence of a Senate President from the North-west would create a Muslim Senate President, which would be unacceptable to the South-east and the South-south, given the fact that both the president-elect and the vice president-elect are Muslims.
The position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives is also in contention. Tinubu is expected to rally the leaders of his party and the members-elect of the two chambers of the National Assembly to resolve these issues by zoning the positions of the principal officers of the parliament to balance regional and religious interests.
