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Tinubu Moves To Form National Unity Govt, To Zone Senate Presidency To South East

by Victor Ndubuisi
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With the Senate Presidency, President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu appears to be planning to build a Government of National Unity and calm the South East.

According to news reports, the decision to zone the chairmanship of the National Assembly to the South East is intended to pacify those who advocated for the president to be zoned to the region.

It was also learned that the move to have a Senate President from the South East is intended to alleviate the Igbo people’s sense of real or perceived imbalance.

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A trustworthy source who requested anonymity told Newsmen that Tinubu has committed to ensure that all parts of the country are represented in his new government, regardless of political affiliations.

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He claimed Tinubu had already notified some of his supporters among the elected senators that he was looking for someone from the Southeast to be the next Senate President.

According to the source, the zoning of the Senate Presidency and the speakership of the 10th House will be among the main agenda items discussed during an APC meeting tomorrow at the State House in Abuja.

According to the source, Tinubu may announce his desire for a South East Senate President at the meeting, and he may appoint his close associate and current Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.

He said: “For the balance of Power, our President-elect understands that to have a rancor-free administration, every region must be carried along and the South East is very paramount to him.

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“He has confided in us his commitment to support the emergence of a Senate President from the Southeast for the sake of equity, fairness, and justice, thus maintaining the balance of power and a sense of inclusion.

“In 2015, the Southeast was told to blame themselves for not voting for APC which could have given them the Senate Presidency. In 2019, they said the Southeast has no ranking Senator but in 2023, there’s no excuse because the Southeast despite the massive votes they gave to the Labour Party still voted for six APC Senators, some of whom are ranking lawmakers.

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“Tinubu is fully committed to a Senate President of Southeast extraction. I can confirm because he believes it is the right thing to do and the move will also calm frayed nerves in the South-East. He also wants to prevent unnecessary spending, bad blood lobbying which might culminate to the hijacking of the National Assembly as it happened in 2015.”

According to the source, Tinubu has vowed that his cabinet will be free of lopsidedness and racial discrimination.

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He went on to say that it was on the agenda for the meeting with the members-elect of the national assembly.

According to the source, the speakership’s zoning would need to provide an acceptable zoning direction that is sensitive to the religious affinity of the new administration.

He added that Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shetima, are both Muslims, and that five ranking MPs are vying for the office of speaker.

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Hon. Aliyu Betara of Borno State represents the Biu/Kwaya federal constituency; Aminu Sani Jaji of Zamfara State represents the Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji federal constituency; the current deputy speaker, Hon. Idris Wase of Plateau State; the current spokesman of the House, Hon. Ben Kalu of Abia State; and the embattled majority leader, Hon. Ado Doguwa.

 

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