10TH NASS: APC GOVERNORS ENDORSE AKPABIO FOR SENATE PRESIDENT – GANDUJE
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have resolved to zone the nation’s next Senate President to the South-South geopolitical region, according to Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
The governors who make up the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) have previously suggested that the South-east or South-south regions should receive the Senate Presidency in the 10th Assembly.
It was also suggested that those who might be asked to withdraw from consideration for one of the four presiding officer positions be compensated with the positions of majority leader, deputy majority leader, and chief whip.
However, a recent video has surfaced on the internet by African Independent Television (AIT) where Mr Ganduje affirmed that the APC governors have decided to back former governor of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio, who is from the South-south for the position.
The video showed that Mr Ganduje and some of his governor colleagues including Ben Ayade of Cross River State were in a meeting with some individuals.
Mr Ganduje assured that nothing will alter the plan of the zoning formula the governors had proposed for the party.
“The Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will come from the South-south and no other person than the former governor of Akwa Ibom , the uncommon governor, the uncommon minister who will be the uncommon president of the senate,” he said.
“We have resolved that, so we are giving you assurance. We are waiting for the deal day to be the Senate President of Nigeria.”
Responding, Mr Ayade congratulated Akpabio before expressing appreciation to the APC governors for zoning the senate president to his geopolitical region.
“I want to also thank you so much for actually zoning the president of the Senate to South-south and to our brother from our neighbouring state who is also part of Cross River State. We celebrate him and thank you for giving us this opportunity.”
Akpabio and Osita Izunaso who is from Imo State are the candidates jostling for the ticket of the senate president from South-south geopolitical zone.
Messers Akpabio and Izunaso have previously spent one term of four years in the senate. They have also visited president Muhammadu Buhari to allegedly persuade the president to facilitate the zoning to their region.
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