Former Zamfara state governor and Senator-elect, Abdul Aziz Abubakar Yari, Zamfara West, has refused the persuasion of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, to step down for Senator Godswill Akpabio in the Senate Presidency race, saying he will go ahead to contest position.
Yari further said the contest for the Senate Presidency will be based on constitutional provisions and not instructions by anyone.
He said, “What is going to happen that day, it is going to happen based on the instructions of the constitution and not for anyone.”
The former member of House of Representatives described the contest as Senators’ business, backed by the 1999 Constitution to choose their leaders within themselves and not based on instructions from anyone.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus had on Friday endorsed Akpabio as the preferred candidate for office of the Senate President in the incoming 10th National Assembly.
