Godswill Akpabio should be elected senate president
Author:Kassim Afegbua, former commissioner of information in Edo state, says Godswill Akpabio deserves to be senate president for his contribution to the victory of the All Progressives Congress .
He said the south-south geopolitical zone, which is the treasure base of the country, should be supported to produce the next senate president. “So the idea of you being there for eight years and somebody who is coming now, does not even arise. What is sacrosanct is the contribution you are bringing to help knock this on the part of victory.
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