APC Governors Support Akpabio for Senate President – Ganduje

Abdullahi Ganduje, the Governor of Kano State, made the announcement that other governors who are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have decided to assign the position of Senate President to the South-South geopolitical region of the country.

Previously, the governors who are members of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) made the suggestion that the position of Senate President ought to be allocated to either the South-east or the South-south region.

They also suggested that the positions of majority leader, deputy majority leader, and chief whip should be used as compensation for those who might be asked to step down from running for the position of four presiding officers. This was one of the ideas that was presented.

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However, in a video that is currently making its way around the internet and was produced by African Independent Television (AIT), Mr. Ganduje confirmed that the APC governors have made the decision to support Godswill Akpabio, who is originally from the South-south region.

The video showed that Mr. Ganduje, along with some of his fellow governors, including Ben Ayade of Cross River State, were meeting with a few different people.

Mr. Ganduje gave his word that the plan of the zoning formula that the governors had proposed for the party would not be altered in any way, and he was certain of this.

“The Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will come from the South-south, and there will be no other person than the former governor of Akwa Ibom, the uncommon governor, the uncommon minister who will be the uncommon president of the senate,” he said. “The Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will come from the South-south.”

“Since we have reached a conclusion regarding that matter, we can now provide assurance to you. We are awaiting the day that the deal will be finalised in order to become the President of the Senate in Nigeria.
In his response, Mr. Ayade conveyed his gratitude to the governors of the APC for zoning the position of Senate President to his geopolitical region.

He extended his congratulations to Mr. Akpabio on his election to the position of Senate President.

“I want to also thank you very much for actually zoning the president of the Senate to South-south and to our brother from our neighbouring state who is also a part of Cross River State. I really appreciate it.” We honour him, and we are grateful that you have provided us with this opportunity.

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The candidates vying for the nomination of senate president from the South-south geopolitical zone are Mr. Akpabio and Osita Izunaso, who is from the state of Imo.

Both Messrs. Akpabio and Izunaso have previous experience serving in the Senate for one full term of four years each. They are also said to have paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in an effort to convince the president to make it easier for the zoning to be applied to their region.