Southwest Senators Finally Reveal Name of Preferred Candidate for Senate Presidency
- The ambition of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for the Senate Presidency has received the backing of many southwest lawmakers
- As a result of this, the senators disassociated themselves from the recent claim that they are pushing for the candidacy of Godswill Akpabio
- Meanwhile, there are claims that Governor David Umahi and Adams Oshiomhole are interested in becoming senate president
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Senators-elect from the South West have dismissed claims that they’re pushing for Senate Presidency bid of Godswill Akpabio. According to them, the claims are false.
A senator-elect who pleaded not to be named, said the ambition of Akpabio is driven by three Senators from the South West, Sun Newspaper reports.
The source named Tokunbo Abiru, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi) and Opeyemi Bamidele as the senators mounting pressure on the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider Akpabio as the consensus candidate.
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The source said:
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“They told the president-elect Tuesday night that all of us from the South West are supporting Akpabio for Senate President, but the president-elect discovered it was untrue on Wednesday morning.
“As South Westerners, we have good relationship with all Nigerians and these three senators cannot speak for us. They are not our leaders and cannot take South West senators for granted. Our leader is a former governor who is also a senator.
“For us, we have resolved to do the right thing for the country since it’s the only way Asiwaju (president-elect) can succeed as President. We have chosen to support fairness and justice as this country is built on tripod- Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
“What an Igbo man can do for the country and Asiwaju cannot be compared to what an Annan man, not even Ibibio can do for Nigeria and Asiwaju. If you exclude Igbo in the three positions in the country, you may be pushing your luck too far.
“We are happy that the president-elect did not listen to them because he is not petty. He likes fairness and he wants to do the right thing. The twelve senators from the South West already have a preferred candidate. We have eleven senators and one ranking senator who have endorsed Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for President and Senator Sani Musa for deputy Senate president.
“The northern senators and Southern senators believe in the leadership of this two senators and there is no going back. The good news is that Asiwaju has strong character and will stand firm on his personal convictions.”
Adding his voice, another senator-elect dismissed the three, adding that they were only prosecuting the job they were paid to do.
Others eyeing the 10th Senate presidency include Jibrin Barau (APC Kano North); and Abdul- Aziz Yari (APC, Zamfara).
There are claims that Governor David Umahi (APC, Ebonyi South) and Mr Adams Oshiomhole (APC, Edo North), who would be first-time legislators are interested in becoming senate president.
2023: Youth Group insists on zoning of senate presidency seat to southeast, sends urgent message to Tinubu
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Group, Youths For Credible Democrats of Nigeria (YCDON) has urged that the senate presidency should be zoned to the Southeast part of the country if the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is eventually sworn in as president on Monday, May 29.
National Coordinator of the group, Comrade Okeke Chinemelu-Godwin, made the call in a statement titled: "Don't Marginalize Southeast Like Buhari," issued on Monday, April 24, in Awka, Anambra state.
Legit.ng's regional reporter in Anambra, Mokwugwo Solomon, also quoted Comrade Okeke as arguing that ceding senate presidency to the southeast would promote unity and all-inclusiveness.
Source: Legit.ng
