A Northern socio-political organisation, under the aegis of the Northern Elders Forum, has warned that the region will not support any selfish lawmaker maker jostling for leadership of both chambers of the 10th National Assembly.
Baba-Ahmed said, “That is how politics is played. The North does not want just any legislator from the North to become Speaker.
“The same thing should be done at the Senate level. If those who know each other better than us cannot decide who will serve our interests as Northerners best, then we stop campaigning for all of them. We do not want legislators who want to be in positions of power to fulfil personal ambitions. “The result was that the North was the only region that gave all the candidates huge votes, indeed, they made the difference in terms of who became elected at presidential levels. Individuals and groups lobbying for positions for northern legislators should be conscious of a number of things.
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