A group of young Nigerians from the various oil producing communities in the country have urged the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to consider a ranking senator from the North Central geopolitical zone as the president of the senate in the 10th National Assembly.
The Niger Delta Progressive Youths Frontiers made the appeal in an open letter to Tinubu, signed by its secretary general, Oyinemi Nicholas Endeley, and made available to journalists in Abuja.
The group explained that aspirants from other parts of Nigeria apart from the North Central, selfishly worked for themselves in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections because the results showed that they polled higher votes for themselves compared to what the president got in their senatorial districts.
Part of their statement reads, “As laid out above, it is no gainsaying that one region exceptionally stood out and that is the North Central.
“A region that has been marginalised for decades and crying for a President of North Central extraction, yet standing very strong in solidarity with you when the need arose.
“The region, which for long has been described in previous elections as the swing-region, swung to your direction and in your favour. They deserve the first right of refusal to any key office under your administration.
“That is why it is scandalously laughable to see groups come out to demand that the office of the Senate President be zoned to their region.
“This unholy demand, to say the least, smacks of greed and an unnecessary sense of entitlement.
“It is even more ridiculous, shameful and myopic on the part of these political orphans who rather than making frantic efforts to literally be putting their home fronts in order are busy scheming for political offices when they made no significant contribution to the actualization of your dream of the Presidency.”
” Four years is like four days, and the most expedient and reasonable thing to do is to consolidate on your victory, reward zones and people for their hard work and competence.
“The reason is not far-fetched, this is Nigeria, even if you turn some states and regions to El dorado, majority of them will never see you as their President, and that is the truth. So, while you do your best in transforming Nigeria, it is very pertinent that you know your base and reward your base.
“Finally, the most delicate and sensitive position up for grabs now is that of the Senate President and the race has started for the exalted seat,” the group said.
