On Wednesday, President Tinubu met with the newly-elected senators and representatives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) behind closed doors.

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According to reports, Jaji and Deputy Speaker Idris Wase were conspicuously absent from the meeting due to their refusal to recognize Tajudeen Abass as the APC's candidate for the position of Speaker.

Sanni Mustapha, convener of the Jaji Support Group, verified in a statement released on Thursday that the lawmaker was present at the meeting with Tinubu and would never refuse the president's call.

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Mustapha added that the lawmaker played a significant role in the president's electoral victory and would not do anything to undermine his leadership.

The statement reads: “Jaji and the President have a long-standing political relationship that transcends the House of Representatives politics. On Wednesday night, Aminu Sani Jaji met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with other speakership aspirants. The meeting was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to discuss the ongoing leadership tussle at the National Assembly.

According to reports, the President urged lawmakers to work with the zoning by the party chosen for leadership posts in the Senate and House of Representatives while unequivocally stating no support for any candidate.

“Our supporters should kindly disregard such insinuation that he deliberately shunned the meeting. Hon. Jaji and Asiwaju have been together for long.

 

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“As Director of Contact and Mobilisation for the APC Presidential Campaign Council in the North West, our leader worked tirelessly to ensure the party was victorious at the polls.

“Those behind the story are only trying to blackmail him out of the race which he is poised to win as the picture of him with other aspirants with the President is already in the public domain.”