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The Senator-elect and a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, on Friday visited the Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso over his Senate presidential ambition. Kwankwaso received him and his entourage at his private palace in Kano State capital. Detail coming soon…
Aggrieved aspirants for the seat of Senate President of the 10th National Assembly stormed the APC National Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday to present a joint petition to the party National Working Committee. In the team were former Zamfara State Governor who won election to represent Zamfara West, Senator Abdul Aziz Yari; Senator representing Niger […]
Abba Dukawa Since the beginning of the Fourth Republic in 1999. South-East has produced five Senate Presidents. The South-South zone has not produced a Senate President. In the 1960, the Northwest geopolitical zone has never produced a Senate President. Most of the time Southeast geopolitical zone produced the senate president records show that under the […]
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has zoned the leadership of the 10th National Assembly. According to a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, on Monday, the zoning arrangement reported to the NWC is as follows: Senate President – South-South Senator Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Deputy […]
The aspiration of the annointed candidate for the office of the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has suffered a setback as the major opposition caucus in the Senate has rejected his choice. The much-awaited zoning arrangement for the leadership of the 10th Assembly was made public at the end of […]
Saraki’s “bloodless coup” or better put in military terms “blitzkrieg” as agitated members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) chose to call it, was subterfuge of the very highest order. The hierarchy of the Party had on defeating an incumbent Government in 2015, the first time in our history, positioned and backed Ahmad Lawan, […]
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 […]
By Abba Dukawa The 10th National Assembly, comprising the Senate and the House of Representatives, is expected to be inaugurated tentatively on June 13, 2023. Those that want to bring religious sentiment won’t fly, forget that the Senate Presidency It’s about competence, not sentiment. The North-west accounted for the highest votes to win presidential elections, […]
With the emergence of members elect at the recently held general elections, jostle for the leadership of the National Assembly seems to be gathering steam, CHUKWU DAVID, examines the battle for the soul of the 10th Assembly at the upper chambers by ex-raying contenders, their chances based on Senate ranking principle and the zoning arrangements […]