“Deal to make Akpabio president of senate sealed a day before APC presidential primary” ― Source

Sources close to President Bola Tinubu have disclosed that the deal to make former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio president of the senate was sealed a day before the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress.

GistReel reports that the presidential primary, which was held at the Eagles Square in Abuja between June 6 and 8, 2022, had Tinubu, Akpabio, Rotimi Amaechi, Yemi Osinbajo and others as aspirants.

According to Sunday PUNCH, the source said Bola Tinubu met with Akpabio a day before the primary and approached him to step down for him and said if the former governor would agree, it would send a positive signal to the audience and other aspirants since Akpabio would be the first aspirant to be invited to the podium to speak.

According to the source Akpabio agreed but said he needed to know what would be his ‘gain’ since he had resigned as a minister and was not a senatorial aspirant.

He further said, “Tinubu assured him that he would be supported to emerge as the President of the Senate. As they were speaking, an influential woman (name withheld) also came in. That was how the deal was sealed.”