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Just In: Betara, Yusuf Gagdi step down for Tajudeen Abbas in speakership race

Two speakership aspirants — Aliyu Betara and Yusuf Gagdi — have stepped down for Tajudeen Abbas, the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position of speaker of the house of representatives.

Betara and Gagdi announced their withdrawal from the race after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday.

The ruling party had recently nominated Abbas and Benjamin Kalu for speaker and deputy speaker of the 10th national assembly, respectively.

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