The race for the leadership of the 9th National Assembly hotted up on Thursday with a ranking senator on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Kabiru Gaya, formally declaring his intention to
contest the position of Deputy Senate President.
Gaya also said there were strong indications that the APC leadership was considering zoning the Speaker, House of Representatives to the South -West, deputy speaker to the North-Central, while it had already zoned the position of the Senate president to the North -East. He said Nigerians should rise above ethnic considerations and ensure that the most qualified persons were elected into positions instead of employing sentiments to determine appointments.He added that it would not be out of order for President Buhari to come from the same zone with the DSP.He said, “As a former governor, I have the capacity and capability to run the office of the DSP. Politics is leadership. Those who work hard should be rewarded.
When reminded that the ruling party had taken a final decision on who should occupy the position with the endorsement of Lawan, Ambo said senators-elect were mature people who could decide who their leaders should be. Commenting on CAN’s demand, the NSCIA said the election and appointments of principal officers in the National Assembly had always favoured Christians to the detriment of Muslims.
“Specifically, the statement issued by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji on behalf of CAN is the last straw to break the camel’s back in the association’s ill-advised and ill-motivated interventions in the polity.
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