{"id":105384,"date":"2023-06-12T19:35:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=105384"},"modified":"2023-06-12T19:35:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:35:07","slug":"akpabio-will-be-senate-president-uzodinma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/akpabio-will-be-senate-president-uzodinma\/","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio will be Senate president \u2013 Uzodinma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1768522656229920457\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has expressed confidence that Senator Godswill Akpabio will emerge as the next president of the 10th Senate.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHe made this known while speaking with pressmen after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>He said the committee set up by President Tinubu to resolve the controversy over the forthcoming leadership race has achieved substantial progress.<\/p>\n<p>Uzodinma, who is also the Chairman of the Progressive Governors\u2019 Forum, said the move was in collaboration with the outgoing Senate President, Ahmed Lawan.<\/p>\n<p>He also assured that Lawan would work for the emergence of the preferred candidates of the party.<\/p>\n<p>A new set of leadership of the National Assembly will emerge tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>This is as the race for the Senate presidency has been tied among the trio of Akpabio, Abdulaziz Yari and Orji Kalu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has expressed confidence that Senator Godswill Akpabio will emerge as the next president of the 10th Senate. 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