By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi –
A Northern Group, Arewa Youths for the Sustenance of Democracy and Good Governance, has called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the Senate Presidency to the South-East Zone.
This, the group said, is in the interest of fairness and justice and to give a sense of belonging to every part of the country since the President and Vice President come from the South-West and North-East respectively.
This is even as the Group, which drummed its support for Senator Osita Izunaso, to be the 10th Senate President, described him as the “best prepared candidate” for the job.
The National President of the group, Alhaji Salihu Magaji, stated these on Tuesday in Bauchi, at a Press Conference.
He said that senator Osita Bonaventure Izunaso from the South East region has all it takes to become the next Senate President, adding that he can salvage the fortune of the Green Chamber of the 10th National Assembly.
Magaji said that Isunazo possessed all the essential qualities needed to lead the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, considering his antecedent as a businessman, politician and lawyer pointing out that: “what Nigerians should do is to support and ensure the emergence of Sen. Osita Izunaso as the Senate President of the 10th Senate.
He said that the APC has the majority of Senators in the 10th Senate and “by the principle of Federal character and political position balancing, for reasons of equity, South East is meant to produce the Senate President.”
“We don’t undermine the capacity of other aspirants but Izunaso is a political rhinoceros of the eastern region, whose penchant for nourishing strategic relationships across the Savannah belts of the country is clearly manifest.
“We make bold to state that Sen. Osita Izunaso is well packaged for the plum job and deserves the support of all including all other aspirants.
“Izunaso therefore has a significant network with the same creme de la cremé of the political class. Added to that is his strategic role as National Organizing Secretary of the APC, which placed him in the limelight within the APC strategic core.
“The president-elect is known for the right placement of people with qualifications in strategic positions. He is known for promoting placing square pegs in square holes and therefore, will not like to use the position of senate president to allocate as compensation for someone only on grounds of being a political crony. We believe he will put the interest of the country above all other interests and look at the credentials of the Distinguished Senator Osita Izunaso,” he added.
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