10th Senate: NASS Aides Drum Support For Yari As Senate President

The National Assembly Aides Forum (NAAFORM) has thrown its weight behind the aspiration of the former governor of Zamfara State AbdulAzeez Yari as the Senate President in the 10th Senate slated to be inaugurated on 13th June, 2023.

Yari had earlier shown interest in contesting for the office of the Senate President of the Federal Republic.

In a statement made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday jointly signed by the director of media and publicity Comrade Segun Dada and Attahiru Shitu said as the party was yet to take a decision on the zoning arrangement, it believes it is morally right to zone the position of the Senate President to the North-West.

The forum said the 10 Senate deserves a man of impeachable character like Yari who has his network across the country.

It said his antecedent as one of the founding progressive leaders who worked tirelessly in conceiving the idea of formatting the APC as the first African mega political party at a time when the political fortune of Nigeria was at its lowest ebb and at the critical time when there were indices of corruption, maladministration, insecurity, and economy downturn make him fit for the position.

The forum said it is of paramount importance to inform Nigerians that Yari merit the position of the Senate President in the 10th Assembly considering his performance and record of achievements as a former member of the House of Representative in the sixth National Assembly in the year 2007-2011 before after which he secured the ticket of the ANPP to contest for the Governorship position in Zamfara State in 2011.

It added that his numerous giant strides, as a governor endeared him to his other colleagues in the Nigeria Governor Forum (NGF) and collectively and overwhelmingly got his colleagues unalloyed support for his emergence as the chairman of the famous NGF chairman.