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APC Moves to Prevent Rift over National Assembly Leadership

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has pushed forward the meeting with its federal lawmakers initially slated for yesterday to Saturday. Speaking on the postponement yesterday, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed told THISDAY that the leadership of the party took the decision to shift the parley with its Senators and House of Representatives members in order to make way for the valedictory sessions of the Seventh Assembly, which took place yesterday. Mohammed said the meeting with the Senators will now hold on Saturday morning, while another meeting with House members will take place in the afternoon on the same day. However, THISDAY learnt from reliable sources that the party foresaw a likely clash of interests among the contenders for the leadership positions in the National Assembly. According to the source, “As far as the issue of the emergence of a new leadership for the 8th National Assembly is concerned, APC remains a divided house a...