The Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomole, has laid to rest media reports
suggesting that the party has zoned the position of Deputy Senate President to
the South-South.
He said the party was yet to zone
Senate key offices, including the office of Deputy Senate President.
Oshiomole also denied reports
that he was planning to zone the position of Deputy Senate President to Edo
North senatorial district.
Through his media aide, Mr. Simon
Egbebulem, Comrade Adams Oshiomohole said, “Nothing has been done. Nobody has
said this is the person for that position. But the party is working on how to
share the position so that every part of the country will have a sense of
belonging.
“They have started the process
and the party is backing Gbajabiamila and Ahmed Lawan for the position of
Speaker and Senate president but other positions, the party is still working to
sort out these positions”.
This development has thrown up
high level lobby amongst the three regions, South-East, South-West and
South-South, jostling for the position of Deputy Senate President.
Responding to the report, media
aide to senator representing Ekiti North senatorial district, Senator Duro Faseyi,
Mr. Adedeji Daramola said Senators from the South-west were working round the
clock to get the DSP slot.
His words: “Though my boss is not
returning, the Senators from the Southwest are pushing for the DSP slot in the
9th Assembly.”
Top contenders for the office of
Deputy Senate President are Senator Francis Alimekhena, Senator Robert Ajayi
Boroffice, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
Senator Francis Alimekhena
The Edo born lawmaker is
representing Edo North senatorial district. He is the Deputy Chief Whip of the
8th Senate. He is returning to the 9th Senate as a second timer and he hails
from the same zone with the APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole.
The Deputy Chief Whip has been
subject of criticisms by APC members and groups. He was accused of failing to
promote and defend the interests and policies of the APC-led Federal government
in the 8th Senate.
Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice
He represents Ondo North
senatorial district. He is returning to the 9th Senate as a third timer. He is
the Chairman, Senate Committee on Science and Technology. He is a member of
parliamentary support group for President Muhammadu Buhari.
Boroffice was recently endorsed
by a group of Northern senators-elect for the position of Deputy Senate
President.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu
She is the wife of the National
leader of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Representing
Lagos Central Senatorial district, she is returning to the 9th Senate as a
third timer.
The main factor working against
her ambition is the reported endorsement of Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila by the party
to succeed Hon. Yakubu Dogara as Speaker of Federal House of Representatives.
Femi is a political godson of Oluremi’s husband, Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Both Femi
and Oluremi hail from the same senatorial district, Lagos Central.
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege
He represents Delta Central
Senatorial district. He is returning to the 9th Senate as a second timer. He
was an active member of parliamentary support for President Muhammadu Buhari in
the 8th Senate. His candidature was recently nullified by the Federal High
Court in Asaba.
The case is a pre-election matter
that would traverse through Appeal Court and the Supreme Court.
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