Abbas, hailing from Kaduna State in the north-west region, seeks to be elected as the next Speaker, while Kalu, representing Abia State in the southeast, is vying for the position of Deputy Speaker.
At the heart of the race for the next leadership of the National Assembly lies the consideration of competence, ranking, and zoning. These factors have been agreed upon by the lawmakers as criteria for electing principal officers, aiming to ensure a just balance in the country’s political equation and a peaceful tenure for the current administration.
Considering the recent election of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s President from the South-west, with Kashim Shettima as his running mate from the North-east, political stakeholders advocate for the distribution of presiding offices in the parliament among the remaining four geopolitical zones.
