Sunday Aborisade in Abuja A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of Conference of Nigeria Civil Rights Activists (CNCRA) has described as a welcome development media reports
A coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis of Conference of Nigeria Civil Rights Activists has described as a welcome development media reports that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress are currently reviewing the 10th National Assembly zoning arrangements earlier released by the APC.
The CNCRA said the fact that Tinubu and the elders of the APC are considering the review of the zoning arrangements in such a way to accomodate the North-central will calm frayed nerves and instill confidence in the leaders of the zone, who had over the years, exhibited loyalty and commitment to the APC and the president-elect.
“The zone has neither produced the president nor vice-president of the country, and it was only proper that the zone should be allowed to produce the next Deputy Senate President in the 10th National Assembly. “Notwithstanding the unacceptable reoccurring decimal of not receiving commensurate compensation and attention, the North-central contributed significantly than ever before by voting more for the APC in the last presidential election.“There is therefore the need for a ranking senator from the zone to emerge as the next Deputy Senate President so as to effectively tackle the worsening insecurity in the North-central.
“We should not take the issue of security with levity because if we do that, it will affect development. The report had indicated that the decision was taken following a meeting Tinubu had with a few of the aspirants shortly after he arrived from France on Saturday. Further investigations by THISDAY revealed that the leadership of the APC and the president-elect had agreed in principle to review the zoning arrangements which the party released penultimate week.Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
The North-central geopolitical zone was completely left out in the arrangements and the development had sparked off series of protests from stakeholders and politicians who worked so hard to ensure a resounding victory for Tinubu during the presidential election in the zone. Part of the statement read: “The North-central has been the most marginalised in the country since 1999.
“The North-central being the largest zone in the country in terms of landmass has suffered the worst form of insecurity, partly because it lacked adequate representation in the nation’s highest political hierarchy. “The senator, who hails from Niger State, one of the worst-hit states by terrorists’ activities, has consistently decried the worsening security situation in the country.
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