‘Why It is Wrong for the 10th Senate to Have Elected Godswill Akpabio as President’, Reno Omokri Speaks Out
- Prominent social media influencer, Reno Omokri, has said it is wrong for the 10th Senate to have elected any southerner as Senate president
- Omokri said such a decision creates an imbalance in the government in favour of Southern Nigeria
- Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom state, was elected as the Senate president of the 10th Assembly on the morning of Tuesday, June 13
PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed!
FCT, Abuja - A former aide to ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, on Tuesday, June 13, said Nigerian lawmakers were “wrong” to have elected Senator Godswill Akpabio as the new Senate President.
Omokri, who said this in a social media post, stated that the development “creates an imbalance in the government in favour of Southern Nigeria”.
Source: Facebook
He alluded to the Muhammadu Buhari administration when the tide seemed to favour the north.
Omokri wrote on his verified Twitter handle:
PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app!
"In my opinion, it is wrong for the 10th Senate to have elected any Southerner as Senate President. It creates an imbalance in the government in favour of Southern Nigeria. The head of the executive, President Tinubu, is from the Southwest. The head of the judiciary, Justice Ariwoola, is also from the Southwest. Now, the head of the legislature, Akpabio, is from the South-South.
"If you were a Northerner, how would you feel? Yes, Buhari did it. And we complained.
"We were not happy. If we keep quiet now, are we not as hypocritical as those who justified Buhari's Northernisation policy?"
National Assembly elects Godswill Akpabio as new Senate president
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Senator Akpabio emerged as the Senate president of the 10th National Assembly.
The lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District (Ikot Ekpene) defeated Senator Abdulaziz Yari securing 63 votes, while the latter secured 46 votes.
In the build-up to the election, Senator Akpabio was declared the anointed aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) national working committee.
National Assembly elects Jibrin Barau as new deputy Senate president
Legit.ng also reported that Barau Jibrin, the senator representing Kano North Senatorial District, was elected as the new deputy Senate president of Nigeria.
Barau from Kano state emerged as the deputy Senate president after being unanimously nominated without any counter-nomination.
Source: Legit.ng
