Edwin Clark, the convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum
(PANDEF), says a Christian senator from the southern region of the country
should be elected as the senate president of the 10th national assembly.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has chosen Godswill
Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, to be senate president, but
there has been opposition from lawmakers who are interested in the position.
Abdulaziz Yari, a former governor of Zamfara, and Orji Uzor
Kalu, chief whip of the senate, have insisted on contesting the position.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, Nyesom Wike, former
governor of Rivers and Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south district,
have all openly endorsed Akpabio for the position.
Reacting to this development, Clark said the national
assembly should work to unite the country and ensure that citizens trust one
another.
“It is your duty as the legislative arm of government to
produce during your term, a united country where the citizens genuinely trust
one another, and regard themselves as equal citizens and as brothers and
sisters,” he said.
“It is time to heal our land, and in so doing, what I expect
of the 10th senate is to give the position of the senate president to a
Christian senator from the southern part of the country.”
Clark also castigated Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of
Kaduna, for allegedly saying that the APC used religion to win the presidential
election.
“The insensitive, irresponsible, uncouth and arrogant
statement credited to Nasir El-Rufai, on his plan to impose the Islamic
religion on the country, lasting for the next 20 years, is still causing bad
blood,” he added.
“It is unthinkable how someone who describes himself as a
leader, could utter such a statement, except to cause confusion, which is very
obvious that he benefits from such confusion. Because there is no other way of
explaining such crass behaviour and statement.”
Recall that el-Rufai came under fire on social media for
boasting about Muslims leading the affairs of the country.
“Religion was used,
God made Asiwaju victorious. What we did in Kaduna has now been done in the
country. No liar who is going to contest using the politics of Christianity
will ever win any election again. Peter Obi tried and see how he ended. We’ve
tackled it,” the former governor had said.
“Since Asiwaju won the election CAN has been quiet. That is
how there will be peace in the country. If this is done again and again and
again everything will….. wallahi (swearing) that was what we did. And myself
and others, we think we have done our part, Asiwaju has won the election, so
our job is done. Our appeal to you is to pray for him to find good people to
work with him.”
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