Zamfara West Senator-elect, Abdul’Aziz Abubakar Yari, has refused the persuasion of President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to step down for Senator Godswill Akpabio in the Senate Presidency race, saying he will go ahead to contest position.
Yari, the immediate-past governor of Zamfara State, said the contest for the Senate Presidency will be based on constitutional provisions and not instructions by anyone.
He said, “What is going to happen that day, it is going to happen based on the instructions of the constitution and not for anyone.”
The former member of House of Representatives described the contest as Senators’ business, backed by the 1999 Constitution to choose their leaders within themselves and not based on instructions from anyone.
LEADERSHIP recalls that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus led by Tinubu had on Friday endorsed Akpabio as the preferred candidate for office of the Senate President in the incoming 10th National Assembly.
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