Abdul’aziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara state, says the
10th assembly deserves a compassionate, honest, and result-driven senate
president.
Yari had declared interest in running for the office of
senate president in March.
In a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in April, Yari
said the incoming senate president should be from the northern part of Nigeria
but the All Progressives Congress (APC) had nominated Godswill Akpabio, a
former minister of Niger Delta affairs, for the position.
In a congratulatory message to the senators-elect on
Saturday, Yari advised them to avoid religious, tribal, and ethnic sentiments
in electing the senate president.
“I congratulate you
all on your well-deserved victory at the polls. It is a testament to your
popularity among your people and the confidence they have in you to deliver
democracy dividends to them,” Yari said.
“You must therefore not disappoint them in any way because
your actions, inactions, omissions, and commissions may affect them directly or
indirectly.
“While in the senate, you should always be reminded that you
are indebted to your constituencies and should work towards attracting
development projects to your people.
“This, in the first
instance, is the reason you are elected to serve, and this is why you need a
senate president that is compassionate, honest, fair-minded, and result driven.
“This is the time to eschew religious, tribal, nepotic
tendencies and ethnic sentiments in the choice of the president of the senate
which is first among equals.
“As I continue to consult on my aspiration to serve you as
your president of the senate, please accept the assurances of my highest
esteem.”
He asked the senators-elect to see the journey they are
embarking on as one for the unification of Nigeria and an opportunity to
rebuild the country.
He encouraged the lawmakers to use the opportunity to
partner with Bola Tinubu, president-elect, in achieving the economic agenda of
the country.
“The division among Nigerians resulting from religious,
tribal and ethnic sentiments is a narrative we must all work together to change
for the country to move forward,” he said.
“You must all think up ways to work towards building a
better and united country to make it safe for all.”
Yari expressed optimism that the 10th assembly would make
the country a better place.
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