Speaker Abbas exposes El-Rufai’s opposition to his leadership of House of Reps

The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Nigerian National Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has exposed former Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s opposition to his leadership of the House.

Rt. Hon. Abbas, at an empowerment programme in Kaduna State, expressed: “It is unfortunate and sadly, up until now, surprising to me that the previous Kaduna State government was the number one opposition against me becoming the Speaker of the House of Reps.”

He stated that the incumbent Governor Uba Sani was the person who stood for him and supported his emergence as the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

According to Rt. Hon. Abbas @Speaker_Abbas, “It is unfortunate and sadly, up until now, surprising to me that the previous Kaduna State government was the number one opposition against me becoming the Speaker of the House of Reps.

“The one who stood for me and did everything he could to make me Speaker is Gov Uba Sani.

“President Tinubu told me himself that I should thank God, but I should also thank Uba Sani for becoming Speaker.”