A pro-democracy group under the aegis of The Natives on Thursday pleaded with former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, to step down for the joint ticket of the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio and popular Kano legislator, Senator Jibrin Barau, in the interest of the country.
The appeal is coming four days before the election of principal officers for the 10th National Assembly.
The arrangement had sparked outrage from other aspirants in the race, including Yari, who threatened to revolt by disobeying the party position if the zoning formula is not reviewed. Addressing a world press conference in Abuja on Thursday, Convener of The Natives, Smart Edward, argued that for the sake of equity and fairness, only a Christian and a unifier like Akpabio should be allowed to lead the 10th Senate.While noting that Nigeria is a secular state, Edward further urged other lawmakers to respect the choice of President Bola Tinubu and the ruling APC on the need to balance the religious representation in the new government.
“We cannot toy with the expensive portrayal of acts that can widen the divide of the people post elections, while it is politically permissible, we persuade the 10th Assembly to dissociate themselves from any political, financial, and insensitive approach or act that will promote a Muslim for the office of the Senate President for this is a display of national sabotage.
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