N’East reps want Speaker’s slot, party considers South-WestSunday Aborisade, John Alechenu, Leke Baiyewu and Chidiebube Okeoma The ruling All Progressives Congress may be facing a palpable dilemma ov
er the zoning of leadership positions in the 9th National Assembly.showed that lawmakers from various geopolitical zones were making conflicting demands, claims and counter-claims.
“What we are now saying is that, given the pattern that we have had and that Dogara has been able to stabilise us in the North-East, it is only fair that we allow that structure to continue for the next four years. The people will also have a sense of belonging, of having a speaker from the zone for eight years.”
The three leading aspirants for the Senate President position in the North-East are Lawan, Senator Ali Ndume and Senator Danjuma Goje . Another aspirant, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, who was the chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum, is from Nasarawa State, North-Central. Similarly, senators from South-East and South-South have called for the zoning of the leadership positions to the zones, especially the deputy Senate president position.
on Friday, Omo-Agege said, “The six geopolitical zones must be accommodated as the principal offices are shared. At least, one of those key offices ought to go to each of the six geopolitical zones.“The Nigerian electorate have already settled the issue of the President and Vice-President . I believe the other four key offices must be shared in such a way that the other geopolitical zones will be accommodated.
He said that with the President from the North-West; Vice President from the South-West, Chief Justice of the Federation from the North-East and the APC national chairman from the South-South, the South-East should be supported to produce the next Senate president. The APC had in 2015 zoned the position of the Senate President to the North-East and that of the Speaker to the South-West.
Party leaders, it was learnt, were set to remind President Muhammadu Buhari of his promise to reward those who worked for the party’s victory.in confidence, said, “As a party, we have learnt lessons from the mistakes of 2015 when we were forced to swallow the bitter pill by Saraki and Dogara whose emergence altered our calculations.
“The North-East delivered almost 100 per cent, you cannot ignore that; the North-Central tried but there is a ‘but’ so also it is with the South-West.“Now, there is also the issue of constitutional balancing based on which you have to accommodate other regions where we did not do so well because we will want to still have a party to contest elections in 2023. All these have to be considered,” he added.
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