According to Senator Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP-Anambra South), the southeast senate caucus will not respect the All Progressives Congress’ (APC’s) decision to zone the leadership positions in the 10th Senate.
According to news reports, the APC designated the positions of Speakership to the North-West (Tajudeen Abbas), Deputy Speaker to the South-East (Benjamin Kalu), and Senate Presidency to the South-South (Godswill Akpabio).
In response, Ubah claimed the southeast would contest the job of the next senate president despite the APC’s zoning in an interview on Channels Television on Monday.
The politician claims that the ruling party did not consult the Southeast region before making its decision.
Adding that there are skilled senators-elect from the southeast who can run the business of the 10th national assembly, he said that the region was being ignored in the distribution of leadership roles in the nation.
Ifeanyi Ubah said: “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.
“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.
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“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.”
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