Senator representing Niger East in the National Assembly, Sani Musa, has said that the North Central geo-political zone will be carried along in the selection of presiding and principal officers in the 10th Senate.
Musa said the National Executive Committee of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), will address the issue of religious balancing in the zoning formula to be used for the election of presiding and principal officers.
Speaking with journalists at the National Assembly, Musa said the Muslim – Muslim ticket used by the party to win the presidential election must be balanced at the inauguration of the leadership of the 10th National Assembly for the unity of the country.
He said: “This is a real ambush. Why don’t you wait till when I will make my declaration, but since you decide to ask me, I will say, there is no office deserves to be zoned to the North Central than the Office of the Senate President, but as a party loyalist, and having an interaction with the party leadership before the governorship and House of Assembly elections at the presidential Villa, the National Chairman of APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu requested that we all keep our intentions until when the party decide to release the zoning formula.
“Be that as it may, and as we can all see that the Muslim-Muslim ticket, which I am sure will be addressed, we will queue in and decide to make our declaration.
“I would not want to pre-empt the party, I will wait for the decision of the party. Whatever is the interest of the North Central as one of the geopolitical zones that gave the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the highest votes. If you look at the difference we gave to APC and the votes we gave to PDP, we have the largest.
“I do know there will be nothing less than the Deputy Senate President because that is what will be fair to us, “ Musa said.
He, however, said his ambition is to run for Senate Presidency and use the office to collaborate with the executive in turning things around for good in the country.
“Every human being has ambition. I intend to come in order to save our Constitution and democracy in this country. You are all witnesses to what is going on in this country. Imbalances in this country.
“Our forefathers since independence did it in such a way that the future generations will come together and live as one. So there is no need for me not to vie for this position and when I come in and go to strengthen the administration.
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