An APC chieftain in Niger State, Alhaji Mohammed Nma Kolo, has called on the ruling party to compensate the North Central region for its loyalty during the last general elections.
Kolo believes that the party should reward the zone by allowing it to produce a Presiding Officer of the 10th Senate. According to Kolo, the APC leadership in the state made massive sacrifices that saw the party cross critical turning points leading up to the success of the February presidential election.
Kolo stated that Senator Sani Musa from Niger State is an eminently competent person for the job when the position is eventually micro-zoned to the North Central.
He added that it is only fair and decent that, with the President from the South-West and Vice-President from the North East, the Senate Presidency should, in the interest of equity and ordinary rules of decency, be allocated to the North Central, where Niger State is eminently qualified for the job.
“Sani Musa has carried out numerous assignments for the party, including funding party activities and other logistical support at the local, state and national levels,” Kolo said.
“The party should consider retaining its leadership voice at the Senate, and as such, take into mind the services and efforts made by the North Central Zone.”
Kolo further stressed that the APC should not forget the inglorious days of in-fighting between the Eighth Assembly and the presidency, which in many ways affected the government’s provision of the dividends of democracy to the people.
He emphasized that Senator Musa, who has sponsored a total of 26 bills, of the 21 per cent of total legislation sponsored by North Central Senators in the Ninth Assembly, deserves to be specially compensated for his strong commitment to the progress and development of the party.
“To this end, we stress that no other person best fits this description than Senator Musa, who has remained a solid rock for our great party in Niger state and contributed immensely to our resounding victory in the state,” Kolo said.
Kolo concluded by calling on the APC National Chairman, Distinguished Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and the Board of Trustee (BOT) of the party, alongside the National Working Committee (NWC), to consider loyalty to the party in the choice of the Senate presiding officer.
He added that legislative ingenuity and astute leadership qualities, in a person who is able to work with the Senate President as a Deputy Senate President, would be paramount for peaceful, effective and efficient legislative service delivery for the country.
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