Senate Minority Leader George Akume has said he did not met with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos about the zoning of offices in the National Assembly, especially on the Senate Presidency.
In a statement, his Special Assistant on Media, Beckie Orpin said Akume and other senators-elect had received the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari at the Eighth National Assembly retreat at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, on Wednesday.
“The Senate Minority Leader held other meetings with his colleagues yesterday. He did not meet with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Lagos or anywhere as published in a newspaper.
“Senator Akume is not pre-occupied with positions for now but rather he is conferring with his colleagues on the need to work for Nigerians and to have a vibrant Eighth National Assembly.
“That notwithstanding, the point has to be made that Nigeria is in dire need of a National Assembly leadership that is purposeful, focused and result-oriented; one that is capable of providing a legislative agenda that positively complements that of the Executive.”