The candidacy of the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Hon. Muktar Aliyu Betara in the speakership race for the 10th National Assembly may have received some tacit endorsement from the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The endorsement stemmed from a special attention accorded to Betara who went to consult Tinubu on his ambition at the Defence House in Abuja this morning following his return from France on Monday.
Sighting Betara in the midst of the outgoing president of the Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawan; former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi and a host of other loyalists of the President-elect who had come to pay their homage, Tinubu personally held the lawmaker’s hand and led him into the inner room for private discussions.
Betara who represents Biu/Bayo/Shani and Kwaya Kusar federal constituency of Borno State is amongst the 10 lawmakers who are aspiring to leader the incoming 10th House as Speaker.
He has been canvassing for support from the members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC); members-elect of the House, former lawmakers and indeed, all the stakeholders with many of them throwing their weight behind him.
