The senator representing Kano North Senatorial District, Jibrin Barau who is contesting for Senate Presidency, said he will shelve his ambition if the
office is zoned to another geopolitical zone outside the North West by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Speaking when he was engaged by Parliamentary Advocacy Network , in Abuja on Tuesday ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June, Barau said, some of the rules also confer privileges on seniority and ranking lawmakers. According to him, while it is important to have religious balancing when determining leadership, opined that the parliament should, however, be treated differently.
Izunaso called for experience, capacity and competence as the foremost factors that should determine NASS leadership.
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