Ifeanyi Ubah, senator representing Anambra south, says the
south-east caucus in the senate was not consulted before the All Progressives
Congress (APC) zoned leadership positions in the 10th red chamber.
Speaking on Monday in an interview with Channels Television,
Ubah said the south-east would contest the position of the next senate
president despite APC’s zoning.
Earlier on Monday, the APC nominated Godswill Akpabio, a
former minister of Niger Delta affairs, as president of senate in the 10th
national assembly.
Akpabio is from Akwa Ibom, the south-south zone of the country.
The ruling party also chose Barau Jibrin, senator
representing Kano north, as deputy senate president, and Abbas Tajudeen as the
speaker of the house of representatives.
Benjamin Kalu was nominated as the deputy speaker.
On Sunday, the south-east caucus in the senate asked Bola
Tinubu, president-elect, to ensure that the zone produces the next president of
the red chamber.
Reacting to the development, Ubah said the south-east zone
was being marginalised in the distribution of leadership positions in the
country.
The federal lawmaker added that there are capable
senators-elect from the south-east that can steer the affairs of the 10th
national assembly.
“For me and our people from the south-east, we are still
very strong in contesting for the office of the senate president of Nigeria for
the 10th senate. That is our position for now,” he said.
“So, in the course of consultation, we would continue to
update Nigerians about our position.
“But for now, I am
still in this studio, the position of the south-east caucus is that we are
going to contest for the office of the 10th senate president of Nigeria.
“The senate president should be zoned to the south-east or
fairly zoned to the south.
“The only problem we are having is consultation. If there
was a robust consultation among the people from the south by the ruling party,
maybe we could have said we will give it back to the south-south
“But there was no consultation. It is like they are saying
there is nothing you people can do.”
Ubah, who is a member of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), is expected to represent Anambra south in the 10th national assembly.
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