The 10th National Assembly leadership positions were not zoned to specific geopolitical regions of the nation, as claimed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in media reports.

Naija News reports that there was an effort to microzone the South-South region for the Senate presidency of the upcoming 10th National Assembly, but Bola Tinubu vehemently opposed the idea.

The APC’s spokesman, Felix Morka, made it clear in a statement on Thursday night that the party had not assigned any positions in the incoming national assembly to any of the six geopolitical zones of the nation.

In addition to pointing out that the party would communicate its decisions through its official information channels if there were such arrangements, Morka added that the reports making the rounds on social media were not generated by the party.

He said, “The attention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to versions of zoning arrangements for the 10th National Assembly leadership positions in circulation in sections of social media. The information did not emanate from the party and should be disregarded.

“To be clear, the party has yet to zone positions of leadership in the 10th National Assembly. “Any decisions made in that regard will be duly communicated via the Party’s official information channels.”

The aspirants for the Senate Presidency include Senators Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom North-West); Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia North); Jibrin Barau (Kano North); Sani Musa (Niger East); Abdul-Aziz Yari (Zamfara West); Ali Ndume (Borno South), Osita Izunaso (Imo West), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi South); and Adams Oshiomhole (Edo North).

The aspirants for the speakership include Idris Wase (APC, Plateau), Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau), Muktar Betara (APC, Borno), Ben Kalu (APC, Abia), Sada Soli (APC, Katsina), Tunji Olawuyi (APC, Kwara), Abubakar Makki (APC, Jigawa), Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Kaduna), Aminu Jaji (APC, Zamfara), and Miriam Onouha (APC, Imo).