Mr Shettima, who is a senator in the current assembly, promised to intervene to prevent a situation that will lead to rebellion by APC lawmakers.
Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima has disclosed that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, picked Godswill Akpabio as his preferred candidate for the position of senate president to avoid the “negative narrative of Islamization”.
Mr Tinubu and the APC picked Mr Akpabio and Barau Jibrin as preferred senate president and deputy senate president respectively. They also picked Mr Abbas and Ben Kalu as speaker and deputy speaker. Three aspirants for the senate president’s seat, Abdulaziz Yari , Sani Musa and Orji Kalu have been veryIn the House of Representatives, ranking APC lawmakers like Deputy Speaker Idris Wase and House Leader Alhassan Doguwa have also rejected the zoning arrangement and have vowed to continue with their ambition to be the speaker.
“That is why my principal, a fair-minded individual, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu insists the number three citizen must come from the South-south . The stability of the nation is more important than any other consideration. We are talking about inclusivity,” he said.Mr Shettima did not explain why other APC ranking senators who are also Christians were not considered despite seeking the position of senate president. These include Mr Kalu and Osita Izunaso.
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