As North Central Put Eyes On Senate Presiding Officers Positions

Ahead of the 10th Assembly’s inauguration, regions are now struggling to get what they feel they deserve. 

Aspirants vying for the office of the Senate President in all the geo-political zones have already declared their interests. 

In the North Central, where the national chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Adamu hails from, their eyes are set on the office of a presiding officer – either Senate President or Deputy Senate President. 

The man the North Central is pushing for, Sani Musa, who is also the Senator representing Nigeria East, is seeking for inclusion in the running of the government. 

Initially, Sani Musa declared his interest to be the next Senate President. His declaration was with a caveat. He made it clear that if the APC zones the office of the Senate President to his region, he will contest. 

On a second thought, Sani Musa also said that since the President and the Vice President are all Muslims, if the office of the Senate President is not within the reach of his region, he will go for the office of the Deputy Senate President. 

But while he is still contemplating on the best office his region should get in the 10th assembly, a group in the North West Zone of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Voice of Progressive Youths (VPY), made a strong case for him to be Senate President.

The zonal Coordinator of the group, Mr Sulaiman Mashi, said Musa’s political and administrative credentials remained the best when compared to other aspirants.

Mashi said the group decided to support Musa for the Senate presidency because he is the most qualified person to lead the Senate under the APC. 

He said, “We find Senator Sani Musa as the most qualified person to lead the Senate under our great party, the APC, due to the fact that he is competent, trustworthy and reliable.”

He advised the APC to reward loyalty, competence, character and performance at the just concluded Presidential Election by zoning the Senate Presidency to the North Central region and support Musa as its preferred choice for the seat.

He said, “An overwhelming majority of Nigerians have kept faith with the APC by handing the party, continuity in the Presidency and a comfortable majority in both Chambers of the National Assembly.

“The party’s triumph at the polls is well-earned, because the party’s achievements in office, especially in the provision of infrastructure and growth of local productivity, are unprecedented.

“Senator Sani Musa is a successful politician and a businessman, he is well educated, a great administrator and a skilful human resource manager.

“We strongly believe with Senator Musa as Senate President, he will deploy his diplomatic and democratic skills to bring about the much-needed synergy and harmony between the Senate and the Executive.

“Senator Musa is a dedicated and hardworking person, Mashi said he (Musa) worked hard and teamed up with other APC stakeholders in Niger state to ensure the victory of the party in the just concluded general election in Niger state.

“In view of the above-mentioned qualities, we are calling on the leadership and stakeholders of our great party, the APC to zone the Senate Presidency to North Central to enable the senator to become the next Senate President in the 10th National Assembly.

“Senator Musa contested for the national chairmanship of the APC during the 2022 APC national convention that produced the present National working committee,” the group said while advancing their reason why Musa should be the next Senate President. 

But whatever happens, Nigerians are only seeking for peace, unity and the prosperity of the country.