Aliyu Betara and Yusuf Gagdi , two of the Speakership aspirants have stepped down for Tajudeen Abbas, the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
They announced their withdrawal from the race after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday.
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The ruling party has nominated Abbas and Benjamin Kalu for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 10th National Assembly respectively.
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